Rade de Croisic Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s cut straight to it: the next sixteen days are a write-off for any decent waves around here. There’s simply nothing to get excited about, and I mean nothing.

We start on Friday the 28th of August, and right through until Saturday the 12th of September, every single session is rated as poor surf conditions. That’s a solid two-week stretch with no recommendation worth paddling out for.

The only spot on the cards is Rade de Croisic. It’s a fairly consistent break, exposed to the swell, and likes it from the southwest. But that doesn’t matter much when the wind and swell just aren’t playing ball.

In the very beginning, Friday the 28th afternoon, we’ve got a tiny 3ft SW swell with a short 7-second period and weak energy (95). But the wind is a 16 mph cross-onshore, so it’s choppy and messy. Come Saturday the 29th, the swell jumps up to 8ft from the SW, period still short at 7 seconds, and the energy climbs (574). But that’s accompanied by a nasty 31 mph cross-onshore wind. It’s blown out, and at that size, it’s not for the faint of heart anyway. Sunday the 30th holds some waist-high-plus 5ft swell but it’s still cross-onshore and lumpy.

If you squint, there’s a tiny window on Tuesday the 1st of September morning: a 3ft W swell, 10-second period, energy a weak 151, with a light cross-shore breeze. Still labelled poor. Then on Wednesday the 2nd of September morning, it goes glassy with a 2ft W swell, 8-second period, and just 32 energy. It’s clean, but there’s no power. For the rest of the forecast, we’re talking ankle-to-knee-high dribble, mostly onshore or cross-onshore, with energy readings barely cracking 30 or 40. Some days even drop to a pathetic 7 or 11.

Honestly, even the cleanest moments—like Saturday the 5th of September morning with a light cross-offshore breeze and a clean surface—only offer a 2ft, 9-second swell. There’s just not enough push to make anything worthwhile.

So, my call? Save your energy. The water temperature is around 67°F, which is about normal for this time of year, but that’s the only thing that’s average here. There’s no standout day, no hidden gem. It’s a total flat spell. With no consistency in quality, this kind of blank run just happens sometimes in this area. Forecasts can change, but for now, the boards stay in the van.

Rusty.

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