Pointe du Toulinguet Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Right off the bat, we’ve got a long wait ahead. There’s nothing worth paddling out for until at least the end of the month. For the next several days, it’s a story of small, weak swells and messy winds. The first handful of days are essentially a write-off with poor surf conditions and next to no energy – the combined wave energy barely scrapes into double digits (19). You’d be chasing your tail in that.

We start to see a bit more puff from Thursday the 27th onwards, with swell heights creeping up, but it gets blown out by cross-onshore winds. The energy builds into the hundreds (273, 317), but it’s accompanied by a short, weak period and lumpy conditions. Not your day.

Friday the 28th gets a fair bit of size, with 8ft of west swell, but it’s absolutely hammered by a strong onshore wind. The energy jumps into the high hundreds (875, 899), but it’s a washing machine. That one’s for the kites, not the paddle crew.

The weekend and the start of next week are more of the same: plenty of swell energy and size, but the wind stays on it, keeping things choppy and lumpy. It’s frustrating watching the ocean churn like that.

Now, there is one beacon of hope, but you’ll need to mark your calendars over a week away. On Monday the 7th of September, we’ve got a proper monster on the charts. We’re talking a solid 16ft swell from the west, with a very long period of 18 seconds. The combined energy absolutely screams at 15673 – this is serious ocean power. However, and it’s a big however, this is simply too big for Pointe du Toulinguet. The forecast is very clear: the swell is predicted to be too big for this break. So while it’s a magnificent sight, it’s not a surfable option here. The following afternoon drops to 13ft with a 16-second period, which is still massive and borderline unruly.

There’s a slight tease on the morning of Tuesday the 8th of September with 8ft and a long 14-second period, but the cross-onshore wind and residual energy from the day before make it a marginal call at best. Honestly, this 16-day outlook is a tough one. We’ve got a lot of power, but the wind and the sheer size don’t line up for a proper session at this particular point. Sometimes the ocean just doesn’t want to play ball.

Stay patient, keep watching the charts.

Rusty.

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