Surf Forecasts:
Rade de Croisic surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period, W swell with 533 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rade de Croisic this week:
The surf forecast for Rade de Croisic over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rade de Croisic in the next 16 days are 1.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rade de Croisic over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I'm not going to sugarcoat it. Looking at the Rade de Croisic region, this 16-day forecast is a real bummer. There's a long stretch where you can pretty much leave the board in the car.
Water temp at Rade de Croisic is sitting around 68°F with an anomaly of about 2°F above normal, so it's a touch warmer than usual for this time of year. Not a big deal, but a nice little bonus if you do get wet.
The problem is the wind. We get a tiny tease on Monday the 24th with a light cross-off breeze and a 1-foot wave, but that's it for a long time. From Tuesday the 25th all the way through to Monday the 31st, it's a constant barrage of cross-onshore and onshore wind, mostly from the SW or WSW, chopping up every wave. The swell is tiny – mostly under 3 feet – until Friday the 28th when it bumps to about 6 feet, but that's paired with a fresh 35 km/h cross-onshore wind. That's just ugly. The combined energy is weak, reading numbers like 16, 25, 50 – just no punch.
The end of August and start of September is more of the same: small, wind-blown slop. There's one brief moment on the morning of Wednesday the 3rd of September where we get a clean 1-foot wave from the W with a light offshore breeze from the ESE – glassy conditions – but the swell is just too weak to care about.
Here’s the one day worth the wait. Circle Tuesday the 8th of September. The morning session is looking like the real deal. We've got a 4-foot swell from the WSW with a very long period of 19 seconds – that's proper groundswell. And the wind is a clean cross-off from the SE at 25 km/h. The combined energy hits 1299, which is strong. That's your window. Just remember, with that long period, the waves might be a bit straight for some beach breaks, but Rade de Croisic could handle it real nice. The afternoon also has size at 6 feet with a 16-second period, but the wind turns bad, so the morning is your narrow shot.
There's a dead run from the 25th of August through the 7th of September. Nothing worth paddling for. The consistency here is poor, so this kind of stretch is just par for the course. One day, it'll come good, but don't plan your life around it. Keep your eye on that Tuesday the 8th of September morning – that's your best bet.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 36 | 19 | 37 | 128 | 144 | 193 | 233 | 251 | 220 | 324 | 244 | 104 | 97 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:20PM3.59m | 3:45AM3.58m | 4:01PM3.92m | 4:21AM3.88m | 4:37PM4.24m | 4:55AM4.16m | 5:09PM4.53m | 5:27AM4.41m | 5:42PM4.77m | 5:59AM4.61m | 6:15PM4.93m | 6:32AM4.74m | 6:49PM4.98m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM1.21m | 10:25AM1.14m | 10:52PM0.90m | 11:04AM0.85m | 11:29PM0.62m | 11:39AM0.60m | 00:03AM0.40m | 12:13PM0.41m | 00:36AM0.25m | 12:46PM0.31m | 1:09AM0.20m | 1:19PM0.29m | 1:42AM0.25m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | S 6 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 13 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 36 | 19 | 37 | 128 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | 244 | 104 | 3 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 9 | S 5 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 20 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 12 | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | 233 | 251 | 220 | 324 | 161 | — | 97 | 268 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 135 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 50 | 0 | 167 | 148 | 148 | 77 | 384 | 437 | 189 | 163 | 189 | 77 | 163 | 430 | 176 |
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