Trestraou Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a real close look at what’s shaping up for Trestraou over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch.

The overall pattern is pretty grim. We’re looking at a long dry spell with very little to get excited about. The water temp is sitting at 63°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing that’s slightly out of the ordinary. The wave energy is weak, mostly in double digits, and the conditions are consistently poor, with onshore and cross-onshore winds messing things up day after day. There’s no real stand-out swell to chase.

From the start on Wednesday the 8th of July, right through to almost the end of the forecast, it’s a write-off. The first recommendation we see is for the morning of Wednesday the 23rd of July. That’s a gap of over two weeks with no decent surf on offer. It’s a long wait.

Let’s talk about that Wednesday the 23rd of July morning. It’s the one faint glimmer. We’ve got a moderate offshore wind from the SSE, which will clean things up nicely, and the swell is a modest 4ft from the WNW. The combined energy is 184 – that’s moderate energy, enough to push some shape through. It’s still not a big swell, but with clean conditions, those small, lined-up waves will be rideable. This is the only time in the whole outlook where the wind is truly working with us. The moderate offshore breeze will make for some tidy faces. It won't be big or powerful, but it’s the best we’ve got. The period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s windswell rather than proper groundswell, meaning the waves will be a bit crumbly and less powerful, but they’ll be clean.

Then on the afternoon of the 23rd of July, the wind goes offshore from the S, still clean with 3ft WNW swell and 147 energy. It’s a reasonable follow-up session. Still, the whole setup is a long wait for a couple of average-to-okay windows.

Honestly, for most of these 16 days, onshore winds and tiny swell make Trestraou look far more interesting for a session on a kite than a paddle. The conditions are just not cooperating for surfers. The long gap in quality is pretty normal for this area when the swell windows don’t line up.

Stay tuned, forecasts can always change, but as it stands, the 23rd of July is your only real chance for a clean, if small, paddle.

Rusty.

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