Rade de Croisic Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s on offer.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. We’re looking at a 16-day window, and honestly, there’s not a single proper surf day in the whole run. The swell is tiny, the periods are short, and the energy is just pathetic. The first real pulse of any size doesn't even show up until Saturday the 25th, and even then it’s a messy, short-period windswell.

For Rade de Croisic, it’s a bleak picture. The water is a very unusual 3° warmer than normal for this time of year, which is pretty wild, but it’s not doing us any favors for waves. The first few days are flat with a tiny 0.7ft to 0.3ft of weak, short-period swell. The wind is clean and offshore on Sunday the 19th morning with a fresh 19 mph ENE breeze, but there’s just nothing to ride.

The only day that even looks like it might have a pulse is Saturday the 25th. The afternoon brings a 5ft swell from the west, but with a period of only 6 seconds and a howling 22 mph onshore wind, it’ll be a total washing machine. The combined energy jumps to 154 (moderate), but it’s all wind chop. That’s not a surf session; that’s a kite session if you’re into that kind of thing.

After that, it’s back to drizzly, tiny waves for the rest of the run. The period gets a little longer (up to 10-12 seconds) on a few mornings, like the 30th of July and 31st of July, with light offshore winds, but the swell height is only 0.7ft. There’s just no energy to make a wave. There’s a glassy morning on the 1st of August, but again, 0.7ft from the west.

There’s a 7-day gap from the 25th right through to the end of the run with no recommendations. The surf stays poor, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell is non-existent. For a setup like this, a blank run like this is pretty normal for the area. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to get excited about.

Rusty.

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