Trestraou Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s cookin’ for Trestraou over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty grim stretch. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for decent waves. We’re looking at a blank run from start to finish, so don’t be holdin’ your breath for any standouts.

The energy just isn’t there. For the first week, we’ve got tiny dribbles. Thursday morning the 23rd, we’re looking at a measly 1.0 ft from the west with a period of 9 seconds and combined energy of only 18 (weak). The wind is a cross-onshore from the ENE at 9 mph, making it choppy and pretty much unrideable. This same story repeats day after day: Friday the 24th has the same tiny 1.0 ft, Saturday the 25th bumps up to a sad 2 ft with a short 5-second period, and the wind is messy.

There is a spike in swell around Sunday the 26th. We get a pulse of 5 ft to 6 ft from the WNW. The energy ramps up to 236 (moderate) on Sunday morning and 383 (moderate) in the afternoon. But here’s the kicker – it’s all marked as “poor surf conditions” and the wind is a problem. Sunday morning has a fresh 19 mph cross-offshore from the west which does clean it up, but the afternoon turns into a messy cross-shore chop. This isn’t the kind of swell that’s gonna give you a wave you want to remember.

The rest of the first week and into the second week is more of the same: small, weak, and wind-affected. Monday the 27th through Friday the 31st of July are all poor, with swell heights mostly under 3 ft and cross-onshore winds ruining any chance of a clean face.

We do see a few sessions in early August that are “clean” in terms of wind, like Saturday afternoon August 1st with a 4 ft swell from the west and a cross-offshore breeze, or Sunday morning August 2nd with a 5 ft from the WNW and a clean cross-offshore wind. Energy for that Sunday morning session is 333 (moderate). But again, the overall consensus in the data is “poor surf conditions,” so even these cleaner windows don’t seem to be producing anything worth paddling out for.

Let’s be honest, this is a classic blank period for the spot. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on those windier days. No standouts, no hidden gems. Just a whole lot of flat and messy water.

Keep the board in the car, but don’t be surprised if you don’t wax it for a while. Forecasts can change, but right now, this is a tough pill to swallow.

Rusty.

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