Pointe du Toulinguet Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Pointe du Toulinget over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a rough start. We’ve got a solid 16-day window ahead, but don’t expect much for a good long while. The first week is honestly a write-off for any kind of decent wave. We’re looking at a gap of about 14 days before anything even remotely surfable pops up. The water temp is sitting at 67°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year by about 2°, so not a bad temp for a paddle, but the waves just aren't there.

There’s only one spot in the book, Pointe du Toulinget itself, a point break that’s fairly consistent and exposed to the west. But the wind is just no good. We’ve got cross and cross-onshore winds from the north and northwest all through the first two weeks, running anywhere from 6 mph to a brutal 22 mph. That’s just going to chop everything up and ruin any chance of a clean face. The swell is tiny, mostly under 3 ft, and the period is short, between 5 and 8 seconds, so it’s weak and messy. The combined energy is all under 100 (weak) for days on end.

Things start to look a little less terrible around Thursday, 20th August. We get a bit of a pulse from the northwest with a 5 ft swell and a period of 11 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 667 (moderate), so there’s some grunt behind it, but the wind is still cross-onshore from the northwest at 9 mph. It’s going to be on the bumpy side, and frankly, it’s only rated as poor conditions. Not worth the drive.

Now, the only highlight – and I mean the *only* one – is right at the tail end of the forecast. On Saturday morning, 29th of August. We get a little 3 ft northwest swell with a 9-second period, and the combined energy is a modest 174 (moderate). But the wind! The wind finally plays ball. It’s a light cross-offshore breeze from the north-northeast at only 3 mph. Pointe du Toulinget is a point break, so a little bit of an offshore angle is ideal, and the forecast says ‘clean’ – that’s what we want to hear. It’s described as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions”, but compared to everything else, this is the standout. It’s the only real chance we get for a clean, ridable wave in the whole 16 days. Crowds are listed as ‘sometimes’, so you might have the place to yourself on that morning.

Don’t get your hopes up for anything else. The following Saturday afternoon, the wind swings back onshore and gets fresh again. It’s a long, dry spell, but that’s how it goes sometimes around here. Forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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