Trestraou Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's break down what's coming for the next couple of weeks.

To be honest, the whole 16-day window is a rough one for Trestraou. Every single session is marked as poor surf conditions, which is a real bummer. There’s no standout day, no moment where everything lines up. The first real surf recommendation comes on Tuesday, July 28th, but it’s a dud from the start.

We start on Tuesday, July 28th, with a small 3ft swell from the WNW, but it’s got a cross-on breeze from the east at 6 mph in the morning, turning into a full onshore 16 mph in the afternoon. That’s just messy. The combined swell energy is a weak 163. The water is sitting at 65°, about 2° warmer than average for this time of year, so it’s a touch on the warm side, but it won’t make up for the grotty surf.

Wednesday, July 29th, stays tiny at 3ft from the WNW. The morning shows a bit of clean promise with a cross-offshore wind from the west at 6 mph, but the swell energy is a paltry 86. It’s a small, weak wave. By afternoon, the wind swings to a cross-shore and the surface goes choppy.

Thursday, July 30th, and Friday, July 31st, are more of the same: 3ft to 2ft, weak energy, and cross or cross-on winds. Nothing to get excited about.

The first week of August is a write-off. From Saturday, August 1st, through to Wednesday, August 6th, the swell drops to a pathetic 1ft to 2ft, with periods below 10 seconds. The wind is generally cross-on or onshore. The energy values are in the double digits, barely registering. You’d be better off doing something else.

Then, on Thursday, August 7th, we get a spike. The swell jumps to 6ft from the NNE, but it’s a short-period 6-second wind swell, and the wind is a cross-on 16 mph from the north. The combined energy hits 294, which is moderate, but the conditions are still marked as poor. It’s a choppy, messy wall of water. This is not a clean wave.

The second week gets a bit of a lift. On Tuesday, August 10th, we see a 3ft W swell with a 10-second period in the morning, and a clean cross-offshore wind from the west at 16 mph. The energy is 379, which is moderate. For a moment, it looks okay. But the afternoon sees the swell jump to 6ft from the W, with a cross-shore wind and a cross-chop. The energy climbs to 463, but again, it’s not clean.

Wednesday, August 11th, has a 3ft W swell with a clean cross-offshore in the morning, but the energy drops to 164. The following days, August 12th and 13th, fade back to 2ft and 2ft, though the wind turns clean again on the 12th with a light cross-offshore.

Honestly, there are no standouts. The best of a bad lot is probably the morning of Tuesday, August 10th, with that 3ft W swell, a 10-second period, and a clean cross-offshore breeze. It’s the closest we get to a decent paddle. But it’s still a weak recommendation. For the rest, with the small, weak, and often choppy conditions, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The water temperature is about average for the season, sitting around 65°.

Rusty.

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