Rade de Croisic Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s on the menu for the next couple of weeks at Rade de Croisic.

Honestly, I’m looking at this forecast and it’s a tough one. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf conditions hanging around. The first real glimmer of anything worth paddling out for doesn’t show up until Sunday, the 6th of September, and even then, it’s more about the conditions being clean than the swell being anything to write home about. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

For the first week, from Thursday, 27th August right through to the 5th of September, it’s a write-off. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell is tiny and weak. There’s a period of strong wind on Saturday, 29th August, with a west-southwest swell pushing 6 ft to 8 ft, but the combined energy is moderate to strong (268 to 704), and the wind turns it into a messy, lumpy chop. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than anything for a paddle surfer. The onshore breeze just ruins it.

We do see a moment of calm on Wednesday morning, 2nd September, with glassy conditions from a light wind, but the swell is a pathetic 2 ft from the west with only 8 seconds of period and weak energy (33). It’s barely a ripple.

The real standout, and the only window worth targeting, is Sunday, 6th September, through to Tuesday morning, 8th September. The wind goes clean offshore from the east, with a light to moderate breeze, keeping the surface clean. The swell is still small, only 2 ft to 2 ft from the west, with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is weak to moderate (72 to 110), but for Rade de Croisic, when it’s clean like this, those small clean lines are all you get. The best session will be Sunday, 6th September, and Monday, 7th September, in the mornings. That east offshore wind is a major positive. After that, by Tuesday afternoon, the wind swings back onshore and it’s back to the struggle.

Heading into the second week, from 9th September onwards, it’s back to poor conditions. The wind is onshore or cross-onshore again, and the swell stays tiny. There’s a bit of a bump on Friday, 11th September, with a 4 ft swell from the north-northwest, but it’s a short-period windswell of only 4 seconds and weak energy (56), and the wind is a fresh onshore. It’s just not worth it.

So, to sum it up: the only real window to get a wave is Sunday, 6th September, and Monday, 7th September, on the morning sessions. The conditions will be clean, but you’ll be scratching for small, weak waves. The rest of the 16-day forecast is a bust. This is a classic case of waiting for the next weather system to shift the swell.

Rusty.

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