Pointe du Toulinguet Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’ll be straight with you – it’s been a rough patch and the forecast doesn’t offer much relief. For the first week or so, there isn’t a single decent option on the table. The score is a flat zero every day for a solid two weeks, and the wave comment keeps saying "poor surf conditions" – which is exactly what it feels like. There’s a gap of over a week here with nothing worth paddling out for.

The only spot on the radar is Pointe du Toulinguet, a point break that’s fairly consistent but really needs a W swell to work its magic. Problem is, the swell we’re getting is tiny and the wind is all over the place. Let’s run through it.

Friday the 31st of July? Some clouds early, but we’ve got a 12 mph NNW cross-shore wind on a tiny 3 ft WNW swell with a short period of 8 seconds. The combined wave energy is weak (93). Afternoon gets worse with a stronger 19 mph cross-shore. Not your friend.

Saturday the 1st of August is dead flat – 2 ft with a 3 mph wind, but it’s still cross-shore. Energy is almost nothing (72). Sunday the 2nd is cleaner in the morning with a light ENE cross-offshore wind, but the swell is only 1 ft. You’re looking at about 36 for energy. Tiny.

Monday the 3rd, Tuesday the 4th, Wednesday the 5th – it’s all the same story. Little dribbles of swell, cross or onshore winds, and energy numbers staying below 100. There’s a moment on the morning of Monday the 10th of August where we finally get an offshore wind from the E at 9 mph, but the swell is a pathetic 2 ft. You could maybe catch a knee-high one if you’re desperate.

The only spike in size comes around Friday the 7th of August, where the swell jumps to 5 ft from the SW – but the period is only 7 seconds (short period, choppy), and the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore. The combined energy hits 251, which is moderate, but with that wind it’s a washing machine. Not worth it for paddle surfing – that setup would be more interesting for kite surfing than anything else. That’s about 5 ft of lumpy, messy stuff.

The 5 ft on Saturday the 8th is the same deal – onshore wind, poor quality. By Sunday the 9th, we get a cleaner 3 ft NW swell with a light NNW cross-shore, energy at 170, but it’s still not good enough to call a standout. The best of a bad bunch might be the morning of Tuesday the 11th of August with an offshore E wind at 6 mph and a 2 ft WSW swell. It’s clean, but it’s tiny.

Bottom line: there is no true standout in this whole 16-day window. The waves are just too small, the winds are mostly cross or onshore, and the quality never gets above poor. If you’re desperate for a splash, the cleanest mornings are the 2nd, 3rd, 10th, and 11th of August, but don’t expect much. The water temperature is about average for the time of year here at Pointe du Toulinguet, so at least you won’t be freezing while you wait for a wave that never comes. It tends not to stay this poor for long, but this run is a tough one.

Rusty.

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