Pointe du Toulinguet Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Pointe du Toulinguet is the only game on the radar for this outlook, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s looking pretty grim for the next two weeks. This is a point break that’s exposed to the west, and it’s fairly consistent when things line up, but we’ve got a long stretch of nothing much that’s worth paddling out for.

We kick off Saturday, July 4th, with a bit of hope in the morning. A west swell around 4 ft with a 10-second period – that’s a decent little groundswell – and combined wave energy sitting at 267 (moderate). The water is sitting at 66°, which is a good 4° warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won’t need the thickest rubber. Problem is, the wind is light, but it’s from the NNW, making it a cross-shore breeze. That’s going to add some wrinkles to the surface. The morning might be surfable if you’re desperate, but it’s marginal. By afternoon, the wind picks up to 16 mph from the same direction, turning it cross-onshore and choppy. Score is a zero.

We go into Sunday, July 5th, with a smaller swell, dropping to 2 ft. The morning has a nice cross-offshore breeze from the NE, making the surface clean, but that tiny swell (energy 154) is just not going to give you much to work with. Hardly worth getting wet.

Monday, July 6th, the swell is up a tiny bit to 3 ft from the WNW, and oh man, the morning is glassy. The wind is almost nothing from the ENE. It’s beautiful looking water, but the wave energy is down to 110 – weak. It’s a classic case of "looks better than it surfs."

From Tuesday, July 7th, all the way through to Saturday, July 18th, it’s a sad story. Swell heights hover between 1 ft and 3 ft, with periods mostly in the 8-10 second range, and almost every session is plagued by cross or cross-onshore winds. There’s one glassy morning on Wednesday, July 8th, but again, the swell is only 2 ft and the energy is a weak 100. It’s poor conditions across the board, with scores of zero for almost every session.

There’s a brief tease on Saturday, July 11th afternoon, where the swell pushes up to 5 ft from the WNW but with a short 7-second period and onshore wind from the WSW – that’s just messy, choppy junk. On Sunday, July 12th, the swell hits 6 ft from the NW, but it’s still short period (7 seconds) and onshore. The combined energy is 358 (moderate to strong), but with the wind howling on it and a short period, it’s just not going to be lined up for a point break. Honestly, that setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The second week is more of the same: the swell stays small, mostly under 3 ft, and the winds are consistently cross-onshore or onshore. No standouts. No diamonds in the rough.

So here’s the bottom line: there are no good surf options in this 16-day window for Pointe du Toulinguet. The energy is either too weak or the wind ruins it. It’s a blank run, and while this spot is fairly consistent, it tends to have these flat spells. Forecasts can always change, but right now, leave your board in the car.

Rusty.

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