Rade de Croisic Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what the next couple of weeks are serving up for us. Straight up, this isn't one to write home about. We're looking at a long, dry spell.

The water is sitting at 70°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but with no real swell to enjoy it in, that’s a bit of a tease.

We kick off with a little pulse of energy on Tuesday the 8th of September, but don't get your hopes up. We’ve got a 6ft swell out of the WSW, but it’s paired with a gnarly 28 mph cross-on wind. The combined energy is moderate (615), but the conditions are messy as all hell. It’s a total write-off for a proper surf. That wind swings around and stays onshore through Wednesday, with the swell dropping fast to 3ft.

The rest of the first week is a grind. Thursday the 10th has a tiny 2ft west swell, and while the wind goes light and clean on the morning, there’s just no push. The combined energy is weak (39). Things stay tiny, under 3ft, all the way through to the end of the week.

Saturday the 12th finally sees a bit of improvement. A 2ft west swell with a clean, light offshore breeze from the NE makes for some rideable bumps. It’s not the Le Mans start, but it's glassy and clean. The combined energy is still weak (51), so expect small, crumbly waves, but it’s a whole lot better than the earlier slop.

Sunday morning the 13th is a highlight, and the absolute best on offer for this whole period. The swell is still small at 2ft, but the wind goes glassy – dead calm at 3 mph from the WNW. The swell period stretches out to 11 seconds, promising some decent shape for the size. The combined energy is weak (87), but glassy conditions on small waves are a rare treat. It’ll be clean as a whistle out there at Rade de Croisic, though you might have some company as it can get busy. For such small surf, it’s easily the pick of the bunch.

After that, it's back to the waiting game. A string of tiny days follows, all under 2ft. The wind plays ball with clean offshore or cross-off breezes from the 15th onwards, but there’s simply no swell to ride.

There is a slight flicker around the 23rd of September. The swell bumps back up a little to 2ft, but the period jumps to a very long 13 seconds, and it brings moderate combined energy (143) with clean offshore winds from the ENE. That’s some serious period for a beach break, often meaning it’ll be fat and straight. But on a clean day with a bit of size, it might just surprise you. For now, treat it as a promising but a long way out.

Overall, we've got a ten-day stretch from the 10th to the 20th that's basically a flat spell. Score the glassy Sunday morning the 13th if you’ve got a longboard and a lot of patience. The rest is for the kites if the wind picks up.

Rusty.

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