Pointe du Toulinguet Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking at Pointe du Toulinguet over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, the first week or so is a real struggle. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf conditions from Thursday the 23rd right through to the early hours of Sunday the 27th. The swell is tiny, often under 3 feet, and the wind is all over the place – mostly cross or cross-onshore, and sometimes gusting hard. The combined wave energy is weak, sitting in the low double digits (29 to 45) for the first few days, and even when it picks up a little around the 26th, the wind is just ruining any chance of a clean wave. It’s a tough watch.

Then, finally, a glimmer. On Monday morning, the 27th of July, we get a window. The wind goes glassy, dead calm from the north with just a slight air, and the swell is a solid 5 feet from the WNW with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy jumps to a moderate 404, and the forecast says "expect good surf conditions." This is our one proper standout. For a point break like Pointe du Toulinguet, that 9-second period is a nice, workable groundswell. It’s not a super long period, so it won’t be too straight, and that glassy morning will make for some clean, lined-up waves. Get in the water early. That afternoon, the wind swings back to a fresh cross-shore at 18 mph, and it’s blown out, so the window is tight.

After that Monday morning, we’re back into a poor run right through to the 7th of August. The swell drops off, the wind is mostly cross-onshore, and the energy levels are low to moderate (116 to 160). There’s a little pulse on the 2nd of August, with 5 to 5 foot swell from the WSW, but the wind is a fresh 18 to 22 mph cross-onshore or onshore, making it a lumpy, blown-out mess. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session.

The very last morning in the forecast, on Friday the 7th of August, shows a bit of a late hope. Swell is back to 5 feet from the WNW with a 9-second period and a light cross-shore breeze from the north. The combined energy is a solid 335, but it’s flagged as marginal. It’s a long-range whisper, so keep an eye on it, but don’t bet the farm.

So, bottom line: there’s one true standout on the 27th of July in the morning. Get on it. The rest of the period is a write-off for good surf at Pointe du Toulinguet.

Rusty.

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