Locquirec Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's cookin' for the next couple of weeks.

Overall, it's a bit of a slow burner for our shores. The first few days are pretty grim, with a few small windows of clean but very average waves and a lot of lumpy, wind-affected junk. There are a couple of standouts on the horizon if you've got the patience, but for a solid week, the surf is just not on.

The week starts with a real dud. Wednesday afternoon is a write-off with a weak 4.9ft WNW swell, a short 9-second period, and a cross-shore wind making it messy. Thursday offers a bit of a tease: a small 3ft morning swell with clean offshore wind, but it's barely surfable. Friday morning brings a cleaner 4.6ft WNW swell (10 seconds) under light cross-offshore wind, feeling a bit more energetic (moderate energy at 370). That’s the first real glimpse of something decent.

Saturday morning is clean but tiny at 3ft, and then we hit a big gap. The surf quality falls off a cliff from Saturday afternoon all the way through Thursday the 17th. That’s a solid 5-day stretch where the wind and swell are just not cooperating. It's mostly choppy, cross-shore, and poor. There's a bigger 7.2ft swell on Wednesday the 16th, but it's got that strong cross-offshore wind, making it a messy, unpleasant prospect.

The turnaround finally starts on Sunday morning, the 13th. That’s the real standout of the first week. We get a solid 4.9ft WNW groundswell with an 11-second period, delivering strong wave energy (531). The wind is a light cross-offshore. This is going to be clean, have some punch, and offer better-shaped lines than anything else we've seen. For a morning session, this is easily the best on offer. The afternoon gets a bit weaker but still okay.

After more mediocrity, we see the next real highlight arrive on Sunday, the 20th of September. The afternoon session looks incredible. A clean 5.9ft WNW swell (10 seconds) under cross-offshore wind, with strong energy levels pushing 587. That’s a session you want to be free for. The shape should be good on the banks, and the wind will keep it glassy.

Looking into the final week, Monday the 21st brings a larger 6.2ft NW swell, but the period drops to 9 seconds and the wind goes cross-shore. It's going to be a bit lumpy and could be too much for beginners. The real gem in the long-range is Tuesday morning, the 22nd, and especially Wednesday morning, the 23rd. Glassy conditions and a clean 4.3ft to 4.6ft WNW swell (10-11 seconds) with moderate energy. That’s a skunk-proof dawn patrol – clean, smooth, and just right for a good session without the crowds. Thursday morning the 24th also looks clean with a decent 4.3ft swell. All of these are less certain being so far out, but the pattern looks promising.

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