Guidel Plages Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Guidel Plages. We’re looking at a pretty long stretch of nothing special here, so don’t get your hopes up too early. The first week and a half is mostly a write-off, but there’s a little glimmer of hope towards the end.

The water temp is sitting right around average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

The week kicks off on Sunday the 30th with a bit of a bump – 5ft to 6ft of swell from the WSW, but the wind is onshore and strong, 12 to 19 mph, so it’s pretty messy. The combined energy is moderate (435 to 381), but the conditions are poor. Not worth paddling out.

Monday the 31st sees the swell pick up a bit more, 7ft to 7ft from the WSW then W, period around 10 seconds. The energy is ramping up (846 to 1576 – getting into strong territory), but it’s still cross-onshore with a fresh breeze, making it lumpy and choppy. Not your day.

Tuesday the 1st of September is the best we’ll see for a while. The morning is glassy – wind is dead calm from the NE at 0 mph. Swell is a clean 3ft from the W with a 9-second period. The energy is moderate (169), and the wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s not pumping, but it’s the only clean window for days. If you’re keen, that Tuesday morning is your moment.

After that, it drops right off. Wednesday the 2nd through Thursday the 3rd is tiny, 2ft to 3ft, mostly onshore, with weak energy (38 to 135). Nothing doing.

Friday the 4th brings a bit of a pulse from the W at 5ft to 5ft, with a long 12-second period, but the wind is cross-onshore again, so it’s choppy. The energy is moderate (594 to 628), but it’s not clean.

Now, Saturday the 5th of September – this is the standout. The morning shows a light offshore breeze from the NNE at 6 mph, 4ft of W swell with a nice long 12-second period. The energy is moderate (376), and the wave comment says “expect good surf conditions.” It’s clean. That’s your best window in the whole 16-day run. The afternoon turns onshore again, so get it early.

The rest of the first week and into the second week is a real struggle. From Sunday the 6th right through to Thursday the 11th, it’s tiny, mostly 1ft to 3ft, with cross-onshore winds and weak energy. A few sessions have clean conditions (like the 6th morning with a cross-off ESE), but the swell is just too small to get excited about.

Friday the 11th morning has a little 3ft pulse from the WSW with a 7-second period, light offshore NE wind, and clean conditions. It’s “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” A small window for a longboard or a foiler.

Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th both have moderate offshore winds (NE/ENE at 16 mph), but the swell is only 2ft to 2ft. The period on Saturday is long (12 seconds), so there’s some energy for the size, but it’s still tiny. Clean conditions, but very small.

Monday the 14th is the last day, with a hopeless 2ft from the W, cross-off wind, and then a cross-shore with a risk of thunderstorms. Not worth it.

So, to wrap it up: the best surf on offer is Saturday morning, the 5th of September. That’s your standout. Clean, offshore wind, 4ft of W swell with a long 12-second period. It’s not huge, but it’s the only good quality window in the whole forecast. The Tuesday morning, the 1st of September is a distant second – glassy but with very ordinary 3ft waves. The rest is a long gap of poor conditions.

Keep an eye on the forecasts, though – it tends not to stay this flat and messy for long.

Rusty.

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