Pont Blondin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Pont Blondin has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it's a bit of a slow start, but there's a glimmer of hope further down the line.

Right now, and for the next several days, it's pretty flat and messy. We're looking at tiny, weak swell, only about 1 to 2 feet from the northwest, with a short, weak period. The wind is mostly cross-onshore, which is just making a mess of things. The wave energy is real low, sitting around 39 to 69 on the scale. There's just nothing to get excited about.

We finally see a small bump of energy arriving on Sunday the 12th of July. The swell picks up a bit to 3 feet from the NW, with a period of 11 seconds, giving us a combined energy of 139. The morning has a light cross-shore wind, which is okay, but the surf conditions are still described as poor. It's not the day to cancel plans.

Things stay pretty lackluster through the middle of the week. Monday the 13th and Tuesday the 14th see a little bit of a drop-off, and the wind flips around to a cross-offshore from the NNE, which cleans things up a bit, but the swell is weak and the period is short. The wave energy is moderate but nothing special.

Now, the real talk starts on Friday the 17th of July. The morning session is the first time we see something that's "surfable." We've got a 4 feet NW swell with a cross-offshore wind from the NNE. The combined energy is up to 149, and the conditions are clean. It's small, but it's the best we've seen so far.

If you can wait, the standout period really looks to be the weekend of the 19th and 20th of July, and especially into Tuesday the 21st. On the 19th, the swell builds to 5 feet from the NW, with a cross-shore wind in the morning. The wave energy is getting strong at 297. It's still just labelled as "marginal," but that's a big step up.

The best on offer, the one to circle on your calendar, is the morning of Tuesday the 21st of July. We've got a clean 5 feet swell from the NW, a cross-offshore breeze from the NNE, and a combined energy of 221. The forecast says "expect good surf conditions." For this area, that is the window. The swell is solid for a beach and point setup, and the wind will be making it clean. The break is fairly consistent, so there should be waves, but it can get crowded sometimes. After that, the swell slowly tapers off into the following week.

To be honest, for the next week or so, if you're desperate, the tiny clean days on the 13th and 14th might be worth a paddle on a longboard, but it’s not going to be any kind of epic. It’s a slow start, but that Tuesday morning on the 21st looks like the one to aim for.

Rusty, signing off.

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