Rade de Croisic Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Mate, it’s a tough one to write today. I’ve looked over the 16-day picture for this region, and honestly, the surf is on life support for most of it. You’ll get a few fleeting moments where it’s surfable, but nothing to get excited about. The swell is tiny, the wind is often messy, and there’s a long stretch of nothing worthwhile. So let's get into it, day by day.

First up, we’ve got Rade de Croisic. This is an exposed spot, and it takes a good SW swell to work. The first chance you get is Tuesday morning, September 1st. We’ve got a weak 3ft swell from the west with a 10-second period (clean groundswell), and combined energy is only moderate (151). The wind is light and cross-off from the NE, so conditions will be clean. The waves are surfable, but very ordinary. It’s a decent paddle for the dedicated, but a standout it is not. Water temp is about average for this time of year.

The window closes fast. By Tuesday afternoon, the wind swings onshore and the swell drops. Wednesday through the rest of that first week is a write-off: tiny swell, onshore or cross-on wind, and the wave state is poor. Saturday morning, September 5th, we get a brief reprieve with a 2ft swell, light cross-off from the NE, and clean conditions, but the energy is still weak (58). Again, surfable but not notable.

Then from Sunday, September 6th, through the middle of the month, it’s mostly a desert. There’s a tiny spike on Monday, September 7th – a 3ft swell from the WSW with a short 7-second period, but the wind is cross-on and the wave state is choppy. The combined energy is moderate (112), but the quality is poor. This is not a day for a paddle. The wind picks up heavily on the 9th and 10th with strong onshore breeze, making the surf messy and blown out. For kite surfers, this might look fun, but for us paddlers, it's a no-go.

The only other blip in the second week is Saturday, September 12th morning – a tiny 1ft cross-off swell from the NE again, clean, but the energy is almost nothing (13). It’s barely rideable. The rest of the second week is flat or blown out. The forecast is consistent in its lack of quality.

Honestly, there’s no standout day here. The only real surfable session is Tuesday morning, September 1st, for the early crew, but even that is average at best. It’s a blank run, and for this area, that is more normal than unusual. Don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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