Surf Forecasts:
Guidel Plages surf forecast from 14 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 20 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, WNW swell with 273 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 15 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Guidel Plages this week:
The surf forecast for Guidel Plages over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Guidel Plages in the next 16 days are 1.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Guidel Plages over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, it’s Rusty here.
Honestly, the next week and a half is going to be a bit of a struggle for waves. The surf is tiny, the winds are mostly messy, and it’s going to test your patience. We’re looking at a real dry spell for most of the forecast period. There’s a small window on the 14th, Friday morning, where you might find a clean-ish 2ft wave at Guidel Plages (Bretagne), but it’s pretty ordinary. The water is sitting at 68°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’s slightly exciting.
After that, we’re looking at a solid 11 days of nothing. The swell drops off to almost nothing, and the wind is all over the place. The mornings on the 20th and 22nd will have the cleanest conditions, but there’s just no energy in the water to make it worth the paddle. From the 23rd through the 26th, it’s gutless. The swell energy will be sitting down in the weak range, and a couple of days are completely blown out by strong winds and rain.
Now, let’s talk about the light at the end of the tunnel. Towards the end of the month, the ocean finally wakes up. The standout is the morning of the 29th, which is just over a week away. Guidel Plages is looking at a solid 12ft of W swell at a very long 13-second period. The energy is strong to very strong, and with a cross-offshore NNW wind, it should be pretty clean. This one has the makings of something special, but remember, it’s a long-range call, so keep that in mind. That’s a big one. The swell direction from the W is right in line with its optimum SW exposure, so it should be handling a lot of that energy.
However, at over 8ft, this is strictly for the experienced crew. That size is not for beginners. Also, with that long period, it might be breaking a little too straight at the beach breaks, but the reef sections at Guidel Plages will be where you want to be. There’s also a pulse of swell on the 26th, but the winds are onshore, making it a messy 7ft. The morning of the 29th is the one to circle on the calendar. The afternoon looks like it’s dropping back down to 8ft and is still clean, but the morning is the one.
Stick with it, it’s going to be worth the wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the N by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 4 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 68 | 82 | 76 | 57 | 28 | 78 | 27 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 30 | 39 | 46 | 273 | 159 | 102 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 6:49PM4.53m | 7:11AM4.16m | 7:27PM4.41m | 7:47AM4.04m | 8:03PM4.17m | 8:21AM3.85m | 8:38PM3.86m | 8:56AM3.61m | 9:13PM3.52m | 9:32AM3.34m | 9:52PM3.18m | 10:15AM3.08m | 10:44PM2.87m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM-0.15m | 1:15PM-0.02m | 1:42AM-0.01m | 1:55PM0.14m | 2:20AM0.24m | 2:35PM0.39m | 2:59AM0.55m | 3:17PM0.70m | 3:40AM0.89m | 4:03PM1.03m | 4:27AM1.22m | 5:00PM1.33m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
 | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:17 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 4 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WNW 6 | W 10 | S 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 79 | 68 | 82 | 76 | 57 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 157 | 159 | 102 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 11 | — | W 8 | — | — | WSW 8 | W 12 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 19 | — | — | 11 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | N 3 | — | WSW 3 | N 3 | — | WNW 7 | NNE 2 | — | W 7 | NW 4 | — | W 3 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 4 | WNW 9 | — | WSW 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 199 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 78 | 1 | — | 23 | 15 | — | 7 | 30 | 39 | 46 | 273 | — | 6 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 0 | 0 | 482 | 12 | 47 | 482 | 66 | 264 | 482 | 105 | 480 | 566 | 75 | 47 | 692 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 |
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