Pont Blondin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Pont Blondin's looking at a pretty lackluster stretch ahead, if I’m being honest. We’ve got a bit of a wait on our hands here, because the first few days aren't really offering anything you'd want to paddle out for.

The outlook starts on Sunday the 2nd of August with pretty poor surf. It picks up slightly on Wednesday the 5th. The morning of Wednesday the 5th you’ll find some small, surfable waves at around 3 ft from the NW, period short at 8 seconds. The combined energy is weak at 108, but the wind is a light cross-off from the NNE, making it clean. It's nothing to write home about, just ordinary. Thursday the 6th morning is more of the same: 3 ft from the NNW, period a weak 6 seconds, with light cross-off winds keeping it clean. Again, just ordinary.

The waves get a little bump in size on Friday the 7th morning, with 5 ft swell from the NW, period still short at 8 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at 355, but the wind is cross-shore, creating a light chop. The conditions are described as marginal, so it’s not the cleanest. Saturday the 8th morning drops a bit to 5 ft from the NNW, period still short at 8 seconds. Energy is 229, still moderate, but again we’ve got cross-shore wind that's not helping things out.

We get a bit of a reprieve on Sunday the 9th morning with clean conditions – light cross-off winds from the N – and 4 ft waves from the NNW. The period is short at 7 seconds, and the wave energy is moderate at 162. The surf is still just ordinary, so nothing to get excited about. The pattern continues through the second week: small, short-period swell, mostly from the NNW, with cross or cross-off winds, keeping it in that "ordinary" or "poor" category.

The water temperature on the 2nd of August is 71°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, about 3° below average. Not massively unusual, but you'll feel it without a good suit.

Honestly, for the whole 16-day window, there isn't one standout day or a session that jumps out as "go time." The best you can hope for are the cleaner morning windows from Wednesday the 5th onward, but even then the waves are small and weak. If you’re jonesing for a paddle, the mornings with that light cross-off wind are your best bet for at least some clean, rideable lines, but don't expect any power. This is a stretch where you’re going to be scratching for anything worthwhile.

-Rusty

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