Audierne Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for Audierne over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, the first week is a tough one for us. We’ve got a lot of days with either tiny waves or strong, messy winds, and the scores are low. It’s not until Monday the 27th that we start to see something worth paddling out for, but even then, it’s not a classic.

The standout period is clearly the very end of the forecast, around Sunday the 2nd of August. That’s where the real juice is.

Let’s break it down. From Thursday the 23rd right through to the weekend, it’s a write-off. Swell is tiny, mostly under 1 ft, and the wind is either cross-off or just too strong. The energy is weak, with readings like 15 for the combined swell energy. Not worth getting the wetsuit damp for.

We get a little bump on Sunday the 26th, with a 5 ft swell from the WNW, but the period is a short, weak 7 seconds, and a fresh breeze is chopping it up. The combined energy is moderate (214), but the conditions are described as poor. That trend continues into Monday the 27th morning, where we see a 5 ft WNW swell with a 10-second period, giving us a solid 419 (moderate energy) on the combined scale. That’s the first real sign of life, and the score is decent. But the wind is cross-off, and it’s not clean enough to be a standout.

Tuesday the 28th morning is a tease. We get a glassy, dead-calm morning with a 3 ft WNW swell, 9-second period, and 169 (moderate energy). That’s about as clean as it gets, but the swell is a bit small for the reef. Still, a fun morning for the right board.

The real story is the big pulse arriving Sunday the 2nd of August. The early morning shows a solid 10 ft swell from the west, with a 10-second period. The combined energy is a massive 2732—that’s strong wave energy. This is a powerful, groundswell-driven event. The wind is a gentle cross-off from the NNE, which will keep it clean. This is the gem of the forecast. However, that kind of size (10 ft) is strictly for expert surfers only. It’s going to be a heavy, powerful wave at Audierne reef. The crowd profile says “sometimes,” so you can expect a few other chargers out there, but with that much energy, it might thin the pack. Water temperature is around 66°F, which is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

The rest of the first week of August has some follow-up swell, but it’s smaller and the wind isn’t as good. Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th have 5 ft and 5 ft WNW swells, but the wind is either cross-off or a moderate offshore, and the scores are just okay. The energy is in the 300-400 range (moderate), but it’s not the same as that Sunday morning pulse.

So, the bottom line: suffer through a mostly flat and windy first week, but mark your calendar for Sunday the 2nd of August. That morning is the only true standout in this 16-day window. It’s heavy, it’s clean, and it’s for experts only. Get on it.

Rusty.

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