Rade de Croisic Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’ve gotta be straight with you—looking at the Rade de Croisic for the next 16 days, it’s a tough stretch. The forecast is basically a long, quiet run with almost nothing to get excited about. We’ve got tiny, weak waves and a whole lot of onshore or cross-onshore wind messing things up. The first real chance of anything rideable doesn’t show up until Friday, July 24th, and even then, it’s just barely surfable.

Let’s break it down. From now through the 23rd of July, it’s a bust. We’re looking at flat to near-flat conditions, with swell heights barely hitting 1 ft, mostly from the west or west-northwest, and periods so short (4-8 seconds) they’ll offer no power. The combined energy is weak, often under 30 (20 to 61), so it’s basically a lake paddle. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, churning up what little bump there is. There’s an offshore breeze on Sunday morning, July 12th, and Monday morning, July 13th, but with only 1.0 ft to 1 ft of swell, it’s just a clean, flat ocean. The water temp is a very unusual 70°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s the only notable thing.

The first glimmer of hope is on Friday, July 24th morning at Rade de Croisic. We get a tiny pulse of 4 ft swell from the west, with a short period of 5 seconds, and combined energy of 63 (weak). The wind is light and cross-off from the ENE, so it’ll be clean. The score is a 1 out of 10, meaning it’s surfable but very ordinary. The break is fairly consistent, but crowds are sometimes an issue. Honestly, it’s not a standout, just the only thing that’s not a total zero.

After that, the afternoon of the 24th and the 25th see a bigger, messier swell jump up—7 ft to 6 ft from the west, with energy jumping to 452 and 865. But the wind is howling onshore (12-25 mph) from the west, so it’ll be a washing machine. That’s big enough for experts only (over 8 ft in the morning), but the wind will destroy any shape. It’s a classic “kite surfing” setup, not a paddle surfing one.

The 26th shows a little more promise with 4 ft from the west, period up to 9 seconds, and moderate energy (299). The wind is light and cross-shore from the south in the morning, then cross-on from the SW in the afternoon. It might offer a few clean-ish waves, but the quality is still poor.

So, to sum it up: the one real window to even consider paddling out is Friday, July 24th morning. The rest is a write-off. The best we can say is that the water is weirdly warm, and the forecasts can always change, but right now, this is a long, quiet stretch for the Rade de Croisic.

Rusty.

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