Pointe du Toulinguet Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s cooking for Pointe du Toulinguet.

Right now, the outlook is pretty grim for a while. We’ve got a long dry spell ahead. For the first week, from Sunday the 5th of July right through to Monday the 13th of July, the surf is just not happening. It’s flat, weak, and messy. The combined swell energy is mostly in the weak to low-moderate range (barely hitting 154 at best early on, and often dropping below 100), with swell heights struggling to get past 3ft. Winds are all over the shop, mostly cross or cross-onshore, and even though you get a few glassy mornings, the waves just aren’t there to surf. You’d be staring at a blank ocean for over a week.

The first real glimmer of hope, and the one true standout, arrives on Tuesday the 14th of July in the morning. This is the best on offer across the whole period. The water is sitting at 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year, so that’s a nice little bonus. We’ve got a clean 3ft swell rolling in from the WNW with a period of 11 seconds – that’s a nice groundswell, good energy behind it. The combined energy jumps to 282 (moderate wave energy), and here’s the kicker: the wind is light cross-offshore from the NNE at just 3 mph. That’s gonna make for some clean, peeling lines on this exposed point break. Pointe du Toulinguet is a point break, so that longer-period groundswell will wrap in nicely and offer up some proper shape. The forecast says “expect good surf conditions,” and for this spot, that’s your window. It’s a fairly consistent break, and with that offshore flow, it should be well worth the wait.

After Tuesday morning, the surf drops off again quickly. Tuesday afternoon gets chopped up by a 16 mph cross-wind, and the rest of the week only offers marginal or poor conditions. There’s a brief pulse on Friday the 17th of July in the morning with a 6ft swell from the north (period 7 seconds), but the combined energy spikes to 395, which is strong. However, that’s short-period windswell – a bit jumbled – and 6ft is pushing into the size that’s not great for beginners. Winds will be clean and cross-offshore, but that swell is all chop and no grace.

Then on Saturday the 18th of July in the morning, there’s another call for “good surf conditions.” The swell is 5ft from the north with a short 7-second period, combined energy of 215 (moderate), but the wind is a light cross-offshore from the ESE. This one’s promising but less certain being further out. It’s a bigger day, but again, that short-period north swell can be a bit unruly at a point break – it might offer some punchy waves for the experienced crew.

Honestly, if you’ve got a paddle in you, your best bet is to circle that Tuesday the 14th morning slot. The rest is either flat, windy, or just not worth the wetsuit.

- Rusty

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