Trestraou Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s see what Trestraou has cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, the outlook starts with a quick flash of something worthwhile, and then it’s a long, dusty stretch of “meh.” The first real chance is Saturday morning, September 5th. We’ve got a clean 6 ft swell from the WNW, with a period of 12 seconds, pushing some moderate energy (797) into this sheltered spot. The wind is a light, glassy north breeze, so it’s gonna be clean. That’s the standout. The swell direction is WNW, and the optimum for this spot is WNW, so it’s dead on. It’s not a giant, but for a morning paddle, it’s the best we’ve got. Water temps are about average for the season.

After that, it’s a quick fade. By Saturday afternoon, the wind swings NE and picks up to 12 mph, turning onshore and messy. That clean window is tight.

Then we enter a long, frustrating gap. From Sunday the 6th right through the end of the second week, it’s a whole lot of nothing. The winds are mostly cross-off, cross, or onshore, with moderate to fresh breezes, and the swell quality just isn’t there. The combined energy numbers drop into the low hundreds and even two-digit figures for most of the following days. We get a bit of a bump in size on Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th, with waves around 6 ft to 7 ft, but the wind is either cross or cross-off and the conditions are called marginal or poor. The 7th morning has a solid 6 ft, 14-second groundswell with a strong 1047 energy, but it’s cross-offshore and the report says it’s marginal. That’s a long-period swell, which is better for a point or reef, but Trestraou is sheltered, and the wind just isn’t playing ball.

The 10th of September (Thursday) morning offers a brief window of clean, offshore wind from the SSW, but the swell is only 4 ft with a short 9-second period and low energy (228). It’s surfable, but ordinary.

The rest of the fortnight is a write-off. The wind is constantly cross-on, cross-off, or just too strong, and the swell drops to barely 3 ft or less. Even the 14th of September (Monday) sees a 16-second period swell, but only 1 ft – that’s all period and no push. The wind is 15-25 mph, so it’s just a mess.

So, bottom line: get out there early on Saturday morning, September 5th, for the clean, glassy window. After that, it’s a long, dry spell where the conditions just don’t line up. It’s one of those stretches where the forecast can change, so keep your eyes peeled, but as it stands, it’s mostly a waiting game.

Rusty.

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