Pointe du Toulinguet Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a proper look at what’s cookin’ for Pointe du Toulinguet over the next couple of weeks. It’s gonna be a bit of a mixed bag, with some real quiet patches and a couple of moments that might just fire. The water temp is sittin’ at a pleasant 65°, which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year – nothin' crazy, but you won’t need the thickest suit.

We kick off on Monday, September 7th with a 7ft swell out of the west, period around 13 seconds. That’s a proper long-period groundswell, so it’ll have some grunt to it – wave energy is up there at 1285 (moderate to strong). It's a bit onshore with a WNW breeze at 9 mph, so it might be a bit lumpy, but it’s rideable for sure. The wind’s gonna get nasty on Tuesday the 8th with a gale force NNW wind – steer clear, that’s a mess.

Things start to settle down by Friday the 11th morning. We’ve got a 4ft swell from the west, 9-second period, and light SSE winds that are actually cross-offshore. That means clean, lined-up waves on that exposed point. Energy is at 276 (moderate). It’s not huge, but it’ll be fun and user-friendly for intermediates.

Now, pay attention to Saturday the 12th morning. This is the standout of the whole outlook. The swell drops to 2ft, but it’s a long-period groundswell from the WNW at 15 seconds – real quality. The magic here is the wind: glassy, calm, no wind at all. Energy is 255 (weak, but long period makes it count). Pointe du Toulinguet is fairly consistent, and when it’s glassy with that west-northwest swell direction (right on its optimum), it’ll be clean as a whistle. Crowds are “sometimes,” so you might have company if it’s looking that good, but it’ll be worth it.

The following week, from Sunday the 13th through to the end, gets messy again. There are pulses of swell around 5ft to 7ft, but the wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore (W to NW), with a lot of “fresh breeze” and “moderate cross-onshore” conditions. The wave quality is just not there. For instance, Wednesday the 16th morning has 6ft swell and cross-shore wind – might be okay for a guy who just wants a paddle, but it’s not gonna be clean.

From about Thursday the 17th onward, it’s a long stretch of poor surf with onshore winds and lumpy, choppy conditions. There’s a small window on Saturday the 19th afternoon with 2ft of swell and long period (12 seconds), but the wind is onshore again. Not worth a special trip.

So overall: the first Friday morning and the glassy Saturday morning (September 12th) are your best bets. That Saturday morning is the true standout – tiny but perfect conditions on that exposed point.

Rusty.

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