Locquirec Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s talk about what’s cooking at Locquirec. Grab a coffee, because we’ve got a long spell ahead.

First up, the water temp is sitting at 64°, which is a touch warmer than you’d usually expect for this time of year – nothing crazy, but a nice little bonus if you’re paddling out without a steamer.

Right now, and for the next week and a half, it’s pretty grim. We’ve got a solid block of weak, messy, and mostly onshore wind conditions that are going to keep the surf small and junky. The energy in the water is low to moderate at best, mostly in the 2 to 149 range, and the swell heights are just a whisper – 0.3ft to 3ft – with poor quality flagged right through. Thursday the 9th through Wednesday the 16th is basically a write-off. The winds are predominantly from the NE or ENE, often onshore or cross-onshore, and that’s just no fun for this exposed west-facing spot. There’s a couple of clean-looking periods on Tuesday the 14th and Wednesday the 15th with a light offshore breeze from the WNW, but the swell is only 0.7ft to 1ft – barely a ripple, not enough to ride.

We don’t really see a pulse of life until Sunday the 19th. The morning shows a tiny 2ft swell from the W, combined energy of just 65, but the wind turns cross-off from the WNW and it’s clean. That is the first day where you could technically get wet, but it’s going to be small and ordinary. Still, better than nothing.

From Monday the 20th it gets a bit more interesting but still messy. The swell jumps to 4ft on Monday morning (energy 141) but the wind is cross and the period is a short 6 seconds – that’s gonna be lumpy and unappealing. The rest of that week is a mix of cross-off winds and clean faces, but the swell stays underwhelming until Friday the 24th.

Here’s the standout: Friday the 24th. That morning, we’ve got a proper 5ft swell rolling in from the WNW (energy a solid 234). The wind is light from the WNW and cross-off – that’s practically glassy. The wave comment finally says “expect good surf conditions.” The period is a short 7 seconds, so it’ll be a bit dumpy and not the cleanest shape, but for this stretch that’s the clear winner. That afternoon the same size holds at 5ft (energy 250) but the wind picks up to a moderate cross-off; still clean, but the morning window is your best bet.

Locquirec is fairly consistent but everything before the 19th is a bust – that’s about a 10-day gap of no real surf. After that, it’s small and ordinary until the 24th.

That Friday the 24th morning at Locquirec is the only true session to circle. Small but clean, with that swell direction (WNW) matching the optimum direction (W). Get it while it’s glassy.

Rusty.

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