Guidel Plages Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is Rusty, and I’m looking at the waves for Guidel Plages.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this isn’t a week for the highlights reel. We’ve got a long, flat, or just plain messy run ahead. For the next several days, the surf is tiny and the wind is almost always working against us. You’re looking at a stretch from Sunday the 5th right through to the middle of the next week where the swell is mostly under 2 ft and the wind is onshore or cross-shore. It’s just not happening. The water temp is sitting around 63°, which is just about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

Right now, on Sunday morning, there’s a hint of something with a tiny 2 ft swell from the west and glassy conditions, but the energy is weak (76). It’s surfable if you’re desperate for a paddle, but it’s very ordinary. That little window closes fast as the wind swings onshore in the afternoon.

The rest of the first week and into the second is a write-off. Swell stays tiny, period is short, and the wind is predominantly onshore. We see some moderate wave energy pop up on Thursday the 9th afternoon with a 3 ft swell and energy hitting 173, but it’s accompanied by a 12 mph onshore wind, making it a choppy, poor quality mess. This pattern of small, wind-affected surf is basically the story until the very end of the outlook.

Now, if you’re patient, there’s one morning that *might* offer a glimmer of hope. Look at Tuesday, July 14th, in the morning. We get a clean, gentle offshore wind from the NE at 9 mph, and a tiny 1 ft swell from the WSW. The period stretches out to 12 seconds, which is a proper groundswell, but the energy is still low (44). With those offshore conditions, it’ll be glassy and clean, but you’ll be hunting for ankle-biters. It’s really just a session for the longboard or a quick swim.

The only other moment of relative calm is Monday morning, July 20th, with another glassy morning, but the swell is gone again at 1 ft.

So, to wrap it up: the best of a bad bunch is that Tuesday morning on the 14th. It’s not a standout by any measure, but it’s the only time the stars align for a clean, offshore session. For the rest of the 16 days, don’t expect much. The consistent lack of quality surf here is pretty normal for a flat spell.

Stay patient, keep an eye on the charts.

Rusty.

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