Pointe du Toulinguet Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you: the next couple of weeks at Pointe du Toulinguet are looking pretty grim for a proper surf. We’ve got a long dry spell ahead, so don’t be holding your breath.

We start off Friday the 3rd with a bit of a tease. There’s a 5 ft swell from the WNW, but that cross-on wind from the NNW at 19 mph just ruins it. The water is a balmy 66°, which is way warmer than normal for this time of year, but the surface is too lumpy to enjoy. That moderate combined wave energy (418) is all for nothing. Honestly, the next few days are just poor. Saturday and Sunday keep the waves small and the winds messy. You might see a cleanish window on Sunday morning with the NE cross-off at 6 mph, but the swell is only 2 ft. Not worth paddling out for.

The whole first week is basically a write-off. There's a moment on Monday morning the 6th where the wind goes glassy from the east, but the swell is a weak 3 ft with a short 8-second period and weak energy (107). It’s surfable, but barely. After that, the wind picks up again and the waves just die. From the 7th through to the 13th of July, the swell barely cracks 3 ft, and the combined energy drops into the double digits or low triple digits. There’s a stretch of clean-looking cross-off winds for a few days, but the waves are just too small to get excited about.

We finally see a pulse of something around the 14th of July. Tuesday morning the 14th shows a 2 ft swell from the WNW with a 10-second period and a combined energy of 160, but it’s still clean. It’s a little better on Tuesday afternoon with a 3 ft swell and energy of 180, but the fresh northerly wind will have it a bit lumpy. Still not recommended.

Now, things get a little more interesting for the second week. On the 15th, the swell picks up to 4 ft and the energy jumps to 197, but the cross-shore wind keeps it messy. The real standout – and I mean the *only* one worth talking about – comes on Friday the 17th of July. The morning sees a solid 6 ft swell from the WNW with a 10-second period and strong combined energy of 540. That’s a proper groundswell, and at a point break like Toulinguet, that longer period should wrap around well. The wind is a moderate cross-shore from the NNW though, so it won’t be perfect, but it’s the best we’ve seen. Saturday the 18th is even bigger, with a 6 ft WNW swell. Morning looks clean with the NNE cross-off at 9 mph, which is promising, and the energy is moderate at 400. The afternoon has even more power (911), but that fresh NNE wind at 22 mph will have a lot of chop. Still, for a bigger-wave crew, Saturday the 18th is your best bet. It’s pushing into expert-only territory at 6 ft, so leave the foamies at home.

Overall, it’s a long, flat slog for the next ten days or so. The good news is Toulinguet’s a fairly consistent spot, so it won’t stay like this forever. But right now, save your energy for the 17th and 18th of July if you want to get wet.

Rusty.

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