Pont Blondin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at the charts for the coming weeks. I’m looking at a stretch that’s pretty quiet to start, with a few flickers of life later on, but honestly, this is a tough run for Pont Blondin.

The first proper swell we can talk about doesn’t show up until the morning of Thursday, July 24. Before that, from now through Wednesday, July 23, it’s a real flat spell. We’re looking at weak, short-period windswell from the NNW, barely 3 ft to 4 ft, with a period of only 6-7 seconds. The combined energy is weak, sitting between 70 and 171 (combined energy), and the wind is mostly cross or cross-off, so the surf is pretty ordinary and not worth paddling out for. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, around 76°, so at least you won’t freeze waiting for a wave that never comes.

Thursday the 24th morning is the first flicker. Swell bumps up to 4 ft from the NW, period 7 seconds, and the combined energy reaches 147 (moderate). The wind is a clean cross-off from the NNE, so the surface will be clean. The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” so it’s not a standout, but it’s the first real chance of the run.

The real standout window is looking like Wednesday, July 29. That morning, the chart shows clean, glassy conditions with the wind swinging to NNW and going dead calm. Swell is 6 ft from the NW, period 9 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 495 (strong). That’s a solid, powerful wave for Pont Blondin, and with glassy conditions, it’ll be clean and lined up. The break is a beach and point setup, so with that longer-period swell, the point section might offer the best shape. The swell is a bit over 5 ft, so it’s getting into intermediate territory, but for a confident surfer, that’s the best morning of the whole forecast. The offshore direction from the optimum NW matches the swell direction nicely. Crowds are listed as “sometimes” at Pont Blondin, so you might have a few others with the same idea.

After that, Thursday July 30 sees the swell drop a bit and the wind goes onshore, so things get messy. By Friday July 31, it’s back to small, weak surf. The last weekend of July and into August, the swell drops right back to under 3 ft and the energy is weak again, so it’s a quiet end to the run.

So, bottom line: the first week is a write-off. The best bet is the morning of Wednesday, July 29, with clean, glassy conditions and a solid 6 ft NW swell. Thursday the 24th is a small consolation if you’re desperate.

Rusty.

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