Surf Forecasts:
Rade de Croisic surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, W swell with 107 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rade de Croisic this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Rade de Croisic in the next 16 days are 1.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rade de Croisic over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. I’ve scanned the charts for the next couple of weeks, and I gotta be straight with you: it’s a pretty bleak run of surf. We’ve got a solid gap of nothing but small, wind-blown slop for the foreseeable future. The first week and a half is basically a write-off. There’s just no swell energy and most days are plagued by onshore or cross-shore winds. It’s one of those stretches where you might be better off checking the tide pools or doing some beach clean-up.
The long-range stuff is where things get interesting, but it’s a long way out. We’re looking at a serious pulse of swell arriving around Sunday the 17th of August. The energy jumps way up, hitting a strong 646 by Tuesday the 18th. This is the only real event on the calendar, but it comes with a catch – the wind is going to be messy, cross-onshore or straight onshore, and the period is short, around 6-10 seconds. This is not a clean groundswell; it’s a windswell, all chopped up. The size gets up there, but the quality will be poor. This is going to look a lot more interesting for the kite crew than us paddle surfers. The wave heights are pushing 6ft to 7ft, which is decent size, but with that onshore wind, it's just going to be a washing machine.
The Thursday the 20th sees the swell fading back down, with a fresh cross-onshore breeze and light rain, so that’s not going to save us either.
So, here’s the honest truth: there are no standout days in this forecast. The one and only chance for anything with a bit of push is the 17th and 18th down at Rade de Croisic, but that’s a promise of power, not quality. If you’re desperate, you might get a wave, but it won't be pretty. We’ll have to wait and see if the models change, because a few weeks of this is a real bummer.
Right now, keep the board in the car and the wax in the wrapper. There’s nothing on offer worth getting excited about for a while.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 4 | W 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
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 kJ | 105 | 93 | 89 | 50 | 32 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:10PM4.39m | 9:35AM4.13m | 9:59PM4.13m | 10:28AM3.92m | 10:59PM3.86m | 11:35AM3.74m | 00:16AM3.67m | 12:58PM3.71m | 1:42AM3.69m | 2:19PM3.91m | 2:57AM3.92m | 3:25PM4.26m | 3:57AM4.21m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.89m | 4:25PM1.05m | 4:58AM1.09m | 5:26PM1.21m | 6:03AM1.26m | 6:43PM1.30m | 7:23AM1.32m | 8:08PM1.20m | 8:45AM1.18m | 9:26PM0.91m | 9:54AM0.89m | 10:30PM0.54m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 9:39 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 26 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 7 | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 93 | — | 50 | 32 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | — | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 9 | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | NNE 2 | W 4 | N 3 | ENE 3 | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | W 7 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 105 | 47 | 89 | — | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 137 | 457 | 22 | 77 | 199 | 86 | 247 | 444 | 356 | 738 | 171 | 135 | 154 | 445 | 55 | 119 | 376 | 163 |
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