Pointe du Toulinguet Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. Let’s cut straight to it. The next couple of weeks at Pointe du Toulinguet are a bit of a mixed bag, to be honest. We’ve got a window of clean surf early on, then the wind and the sea state get messy, and we’re looking at a bigger, more powerful pulse right at the very end of the forecast. The key is picking your moments.

Tuesday morning starts off flat and junk. The swell’s a weak 3ft at 6 seconds, and the cross-onshore wind has the place chopped. Not worth a paddle. Tuesday afternoon is no better, just a bit more wind. Forget it.

Wednesday morning, the tide turns. We’ve got a new WNW swell filling in at 4ft, but the standout is the NNE cross-offshore breeze. That’s clean. The combined energy jumps up to 308, a solid push. There’s a bit of heavy rain around, so it’s not perfect, but this is your first real chance. The water temp is 66°, which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year, so you can ditch the hood if you're keen. Wednesday afternoon, the wind swings NW and gets onshore, and it’s back to choppy junk. A real shame.

Thursday sees the swell build, but so does the wind. Morning’s onshore at 15 mph with 7ft of WNW swell; the energy is up to 856 but it’s a messy, blown-out mess. The afternoon has slightly more period (10s) and a big chunk of energy (1386), but the W wind is straight onshore. Not for a paddle. This is where you’d be thinking about the kites, not the surfboards.

Friday morning is the pick of the first week. The swell eases slightly to 5ft, but the wind drops to a whisper – just 3 mph from the NNW, light and cross-shore. The combined energy is still a decent 387. It’s glassy, clean, and there’s some push. This is your standout for the next few days. Friday afternoon, the sea breeze fills in and wrecks it again.

The weekend is a dud. Saturday morning has a bit of swell (2ft) and clean cross-off wind but it’s just too small to be any fun. By Sunday, it’s tiny – 1ft – and the period has dropped off a cliff. Honestly, from Saturday morning through to Monday afternoon, you’re looking at a flat spell. A few days of nothing. Time to fix the fins or work on the pop-up.

The start of the second week, Tuesday the 25th, offers a glimmer. The morning sees a cross-off SE wind with 3ft of WNW groundswell, period 11 seconds. The energy is low (164) but it’ll be clean. The period is long, which is nice for a point, but the size is just marginal. Tuesday afternoon brings fresh S winds and lumpy conditions – skip it.

From Wednesday the 26th right through to the 31st, it’s a grind. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, the swell is middling (4ft to 5ft), and the conditions are choppy. There’s energy in the water, but it’s not organised. A couple of mornings – the 29th and the 30th – have cleaner winds, but the swell is short-period and weak. Not really worth getting out of bed for.

Now, the end of the run. Monday afternoon the 31st, a pulse of 8ft W swell shows up with a period of 8 seconds. The energy jumps to 734. But it’s cross-shore wind and the period is short, so it’ll be a lumpy, fat mess. This is the precursor.

The real event is Tuesday the 1st of September. The morning brings a solid 10ft W swell with a 10-second period and the combined energy hits 1570 – that’s a powerful, heavy amount of water moving. The wind is 15 mph SSW, cross-shore, so it’s going to be big and stormy. This is strictly for experts only; way over 8ft. The afternoon, the wind goes near gale at 31 mph. That's not surfing, that’s survival. This is the biggest and most powerful swell of the whole outlook, but it’s a long way out, so treat it as promising but not locked in.

After that, Wednesday the 2nd sees a WNW groundswell at 6ft to 7ft, with a long 11-second period. The energy is still high (around 1200). The morning has a cross-shore N wind, which makes it a bit lumpy, but the afternoon swings to the NNW and gets onshore. Again, a lot of power, but the wind’s not your friend.

The standout of the entire outlook is Friday morning the 21st – the combination of clean, light wind and a decent, workable swell is unbeatable in this forecast. The other one to watch, with a heavy caveat, is the big swell on the 1st of September. If you’re an expert and the wind plays ball, that could be the one. Otherwise, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty out.

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