Pointe du Toulinguet Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks.

To be real with you, the outlook for Pointe du Toulinguet is a tough one. We’re looking at a long stretch of poor surf conditions, with a big gap of just nothing worth paddling out for. The first real chance for a surf doesn't come until Thursday, the 27th of August, and even then it’s marginal. Before that, it’s a whole lot of small, weak swell with onshore or cross-off winds that just aren’t doing the job. The water temp is sitting at 64°, which is dead average for this time of year, so nothing to report there.

The first point of interest, and honestly the only one that gets a mention, is Thursday the 27th of August. The morning shows a 6ft swell from the southwest, with a short period of 8 seconds. Now, the combined energy is moderate at 597, but the wind is a cross-shore from the south-southwest. It’s a marginal forecast, and the risk of thunderstorms is a real buzzkill. It’s not the cleanest, but it’s the only window where the size is there and the wind isn’t totally ruining it. This is for intermediate surfers, and since it’s fairly consistent, you might get a few.

After that, the wind turns nasty. Friday the 28th brings a howling near-gale from the west-southwest, with a 8ft swell that’s just blown out. The energy jumps to strong (1484), but it’s all onshore, messy, and pointless for a paddle. Saturday the 29th is even bigger, with an 12ft swell from the west, but again, hammered by fresh cross-onshore winds. This is well over 8ft, so it’s expert-only territory, and frankly, with the wind, it’s more of a kite-surfing show than a surf session.

We then hit another quiet patch. From Sunday the 30th of August all the way through Thursday the 3rd of September, the swell drops right back to tiny 1ft to 2ft waves. The winds are mostly onshore or cross-off, but the energy is weak (as low as 13). It’s a flat spell, plain and simple.

Then, on Friday the 4th of September, there’s a late surge. A 8ft swell from the west-southwest arrives, but it’s another lumpy, onshore setup with a fresh breeze. The energy is moderate (635), but the quality is poor. This continues into the weekend of the 5th and 6th of September, with a building 12ft swell from the west-northwest. The period on Sunday the 6th hits 12 seconds, a real groundswell, and the energy is very strong (2864). But the wind is still a cross-onshore mess. This is a lot of water, but it’s not going to be clean.

The final day on the 7th of September (Monday) is the biggest of the whole run – a 13ft swell from the west with a very long period of 18 seconds. The energy is extreme (9368). But it’s paired with a strong breeze onshore. This is a monster, but it’s for experts only, and only if you can handle the brutal wind.

So, the standout? You have to cherry-pick the morning of Thursday the 27th of August. It’s the only time the conditions are even close to surfable, with a 6ft swell and a cross-shore wind. The rest of the 16-day window is a write-off of wind, flat spells, or massive, blown-out lumps. Not our finest hour.

Rusty.

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