Rade de Croisic Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s talk about what’s ahead for Rade de Croisic.

Rade de Croisic (Pays de la Loire / France). Right now, it’s a rough stretch. The forecast shows messy, wind-affected conditions with nothing worth paddling out for at least the first few days. The water’s sitting at 67°, which is about average for this time of year. The wind is the main issue: from Saturday morning, it's howling from the SW at 31 mph with a cross-on blow, making a 8ft swell completely unsurfable. That energy is moderate (558), but the wind is straight-up wrecking it.

The pattern continues. Sunday and Monday show a similar story: cross-onshore wind, bumpy, lumpy surf, and scores that say it all – poor conditions. By Monday morning, you've got a 5ft swell from the WSW at 10 seconds (a moderate energy of 706), but that 12 mph onshore wind is just killing it.

The only window that looks like it could even hold a conversation comes on Tuesday the 1st of September. Tuesday morning we get a glimmer of hope. The wind swings around to a light NNE breeze at 6 mph, blowing cross-offshore, and the swell drops to 3ft from the west at 10 seconds. That’s a long-ish period, clean conditions, and the energy is low (117), so it’s small but tidy. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. The stronger 5ft swell gave way to this, so you might get the odd set, but don't expect much. Afternoon winds whip around again and mess it up.

After that, from Wednesday the 2nd all the way through to Saturday the 13th of September, it’s a long, flat, or blown-out slog. The swell drops to tiny numbers (0.7ft to 2ft), the winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the ratings are zero across the board. There’s a small pulse of energy around Monday the 7th with a 4ft swell from the west at 10 seconds (energy 430), but it’s cross-onshore and choppy again. Later on the 13th, there’s a weird spike of very long period groundswell (16 seconds) but it’s only 1ft to 2ft – that’s a tease, not a session. The energy looks moderate (up to 208), but it’s too small to matter, and the wind is all wrong.

Honestly, there are no standouts here. The best you’re looking at is Tuesday the 1st morning for a clean, small wave if you’re desperate. After that, it’s a blank run until the middle of the second week, but nothing delivers. For this area, that’s a normal pattern when the wind doesn’t play ball.

Signing off, Rusty.

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