Trestraou Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve gotta be straight with you—looking at the next sixteen days out at Trestraou, it’s pretty grim for anything you’d want to paddle into. The whole run is marked as poor surf conditions, with the first surfable recommendation not even showing up until we get into the second week. There’s a big dry spell right through the first nine days, from Thursday, July 16 right up to Saturday, July 25—nothing worth mentioning until things shift around Sunday the 26th.

Alright, let’s walk through it. The first few days are a write-off. Thursday 16th has tiny 3 ft swell from the NE with a short period of just 5 seconds, combined energy of only 53, and a nasty cross-on wind from the NE at 9 mph making it choppy and messy. That pattern sticks—Friday and Saturday are smaller still, with swell barely reaching 1 ft, and winds from the NE or cross-onshore keeping things flat and lumpy. Water temp sits about average for the time of year at 64°F.

Sunday 19th sees a little bump to 4 ft from the ENE and NE, but the period stays short at 5 seconds, and with fresh cross-onshore winds at 19 mph, it’s lumpy and not clean. Combined energy is still weak at around 107. The rest of that first week and into the next stays tiny, mostly under 2 ft, with onshore or cross-onshore winds and poor quality. Not worth getting excited about.

Now, the second week starts to look a tiny bit better, but still nothing to call a standout. Sunday 26th is the first time we get something surfable: swell picks up to 4 ft from the WNW with a period of 7 seconds, and the wind turns cross-offshore from the west at 9 to 12 mph, which means clean conditions for the first time. Combined energy sits at 139 to 170—still only moderate. Monday 27th follows with a similar 4 ft swell from the WNW, period of 8 seconds, and again cross-offshore winds from the WSW at 9 mph keeping it clean. Energy hits 180. These two days are the best on offer, but don’t expect perfection—the period is short, and the swell’s not big enough to really fire. For the average surfer, this is small, clean fun, but beginners will be fine with the size, and it’s not too pushing for experts.

After that, Tuesday 28th drops to 2 ft and energy falls to 80, then the rest of the month fades back to tiny waves with onshore or cross-onshore winds. The final day, Friday 31st, sees a spike to 4 ft swell from the W with a period of 9 seconds and combined energy of 229, but the wind is cross-on from the NNW at 16 mph, so it’s lumpy and not clean.

No real standouts here, mate. The best of a bad lot is Sunday 26th and Monday 27th July mornings, when the cross-offshore winds give you clean 4 to 4 ft surf from the WNW, with moderate energy. The waves will be weak and shortlined, but at least you won’t be fighting the wind. Crowds can crop up sometimes at Trestraou, but with this quality, it’ll be quiet. Keep an eye on the forecasts—things can change, but right now, it’s a flat spell you’ll want to use to wax your board and wait.

Rusty.

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