Rade de Croisic Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the Rade de Croisic area. Gotta be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and quiet, so don’t go rushing to load the boards just yet.

We’ve got a long stretch of minimal surf ahead. The first real sniff of anything worthwhile doesn’t show up until the very end of the window. The water is sitting at a balmy 71°, which is a whopping 6° warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s a real oddity, feels more like a tropical lagoon than the Atlantic coast.

For the first week and a half, from Monday 13th July through to about Saturday 25th July, it’s a proper desert. Swell heights are tiny, mostly 0.7 ft to 2 ft, with periods all over the place but energy levels are pathetic – the combined energy of all swells is mostly in single digits or low teens, with a peak of only 68 on Thursday 16th. That’s barely a ripple. The wind is a mixed bag too, with a lot of onshore and cross-on slop, especially that Thursday afternoon with 19 mph winds from the West. A few mornings, like Sunday 19th and Tuesday 21st, offer clean offshore breezes, but with waves that small, you’re just looking at flat, glassy water. Not worth a paddle.

The pattern shifts a bit starting Sunday 26th July. We see a pulse of swell coming in. The combined energy climbs to 90 on Sunday morning, with a 3 ft WSW swell. But the wind is a cross-onshore mess at 16 mph, making it choppy. It gets a bit more size on Monday 27th July, with a 5 ft to 6 ft WSW swell, but the wind is howling from the Southwest at 25 mph, turning it into a messy, lumpy, strong cross-onshore. That’s more of a kite session than a surf session at Rade de Croisic.

The standout potential, and this is the only one worth circling on the calendar, is Tuesday 28th July. We’ve got a solid 5 ft to 5 ft swell from the West, with a long period of 10 to 11 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy, with the combined energy reading a strong 408 to 610. The wind is onshore from the West at 12 mph, which isn’t ideal, but the sheer power of that swell might make it the best of a quiet bunch. That size is getting into the "too big for beginners" territory, but fine for the rest of us. It’s a long way out, so keep an eye on the forecast, but it’s the only real hope we’ve got.

Overall, a lot of flat days with one potentially interesting day right at the end. For the Rade de Croisic, the swell direction is coming from the West and Southwest, which lines up with the optimum. It’s a fairly consistent break, but crowds are possible. If that Tuesday 28th wave cleans up, it could be a cracker.

Rusty.

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