Surf Forecasts:
Rade de Croisic surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, W swell with 34 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 0.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 17th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rade de Croisic over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks.
To be brutally honest, the first half of this forecast period is a real write-off. We’re looking at a solid stretch of nothing worthwhile. From Friday afternoon the 17th all the way through to Wednesday morning the 30th, the surf is just too small or too messy to bother with. It’s a long, flat gap until we finally see something stirring.
The only glimmer of hope, and it’s a proper one, comes right at the end of the month. The standout window is Thursday morning the 31st of July, running into the afternoon. The swell is building, with sets coming in at 4ft to 4ft from the west, and the period is a solid 10 seconds – that’s proper groundswell energy. The real beauty is the wind: it’s glassy, coming from the south at a mere 3 mph. This is going to be clean, lined-up surf. The combined energy is moderate to strong at 327, so there’s some punch in the water. This is your window, and it’s the only one worth circling on the calendar. Rade de Croisic is the spot, and it’s well exposed to that SW optimum direction.
The water temperature is a huge outlier. It’s sitting at 71°F, which is a massive 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s very unusual, so you’ll be in boardies or a shorty for sure.
The rest of the second week is a bit of a mixed bag. Swell energy picks up into some moderate three-digit numbers, but the wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore, and the period is short, keeping the waves weak and junky. By the 30th, we see a big spike in energy, with 8ft swell and a 12-second period, but with 19 mph onshore winds, it’s going to be a messy, blown-out wall. That’s a kite-surfing day, not a paddle-surfing day.
Look, it’s a lean run. But that Thursday and Friday window at the end of July is the real deal. Keep your eyes on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | off | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:36PM4.99m | 8:00AM4.50m | 8:20PM4.76m | 8:43AM4.28m | 9:04PM4.44m | 9:28AM4.02m | 9:50PM4.07m | 10:16AM3.75m | 10:41PM3.71m | 11:12AM3.52m | 11:43PM3.43m | 12:20PM3.37m | 00:59AM3.28m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.18m | 2:46AM0.09m | 3:00PM0.34m | 3:30AM0.33m | 3:45PM0.58m | 4:15AM0.64m | 4:31PM0.87m | 5:01AM0.96m | 5:21PM1.15m | 5:50AM1.25m | 6:17PM1.39m | 6:47AM1.46m | 7:23PM1.52m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 8 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | — | — | W 8 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | WNW 10 | N 3 | NE 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 21 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 652 | 860 | 780 | 773 | 860 | 181 | 551 | 324 | 304 | 430 | 356 | 356 | 386 | 324 | 441 | 430 | 163 | 148 | 386 | 356 |
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