Locquirec Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, with a look at the next couple of weeks for Locquirec. Straight up, I’ve got to be honest with you – this forecast is a tough one to write.

The whole 16-day window is looking pretty bleak for any decent paddle surfing. You’re looking at a long gap of nothing but poor surf conditions. We start with Sunday the 5th of July, and the only break on offer is Locquirec itself. But right from the get-go, it’s a no-go. Sunday morning is clear, with a light 6 mph cross-on breeze and a weak 3 ft swell from the WNW at 9 seconds. The combined energy is a feeble 133 (weak), and the water is sitting at 64°, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. It’s labeled as "poor surf conditions" and it doesn’t get any better.

That pattern pretty much holds all through the first week. The wind refuses to play ball, mostly blowing cross-on or onshore, and the swell stays small and weak. Monday the 6th through to Tuesday the 8th sees the same story: tiny 2 ft to 2 ft waves with combined energy dropping into the double digits or low triple digits. It’s just not worth getting wet. By Thursday the 9th, we get a brief moment where the wind goes cross-off, which cleans things up a bit, and the wave comment for the morning session says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" – a score of 1 out of 10 tells you all you need to know. For a beginner-friendly, fairly consistent beach that needs a west swell, this is just a flat spell.

As we roll into the second week, there’s a slight bump on Sunday the 12th of July. The swell pushes up to 5 ft from the NW, but the period is a short 8 seconds, and the wind is a messy 16 mph cross-shore, creating a moderate cross-chop. The combined energy hits 236 (moderate), but the surf quality is still rated as poor. That kind of onshore wind and short-period swell is going to be a crumbly, blown-out mess. For anyone looking at a beach setup like this, with that much wind and chop, it honestly looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

From there, the rest of July just fades away again. The swell drops back to 1 ft and 2 ft through the final days, with the wind staying onshore or cross-on. The combined energy sinks to as low as 22 (weak). There are simply no standout days, no clean windows, and no quality waves on offer in this entire 16-day outlook.

It’s a frustrating one, but when a break like Locquirec has a run of consistent poor conditions and the guidance only points to one spot, a blank run like this can happen. The forecasts can always change, so don’t throw your board in the attic just yet, but for now, I’d say save your energy and wait for the next solid westerly groundswell and a proper offshore wind.

Rusty.

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