Trestraou Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s shaping up for Trestraou over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch. The pattern’s got some size, but the wind just won’t play nice for most of it.

Right out of the gate, from Monday the 14th through the end of the week on Friday the 18th, it’s a frustrating mix of bumpy and choppy conditions. Swell hangs around in the 3ft to 8ft range from the west-northwest, but we’re dealing with cross-shore and cross-onshore winds that are just messing it up. The combined energy climbs from moderate (173) up to strong (1003), but it’s all for nothing with that wind texture. Thursday morning the 17th looks clean with a cross-offshore breeze from the southwest, but with the swell at 6ft and that moderate energy (563), it’s still not making the grade for a proper session.

The best chance we’ve got in this whole run is shaping up for Friday afternoon the 18th. That’s when a proper groundswell shows up, with a long 13-second period from the west-northwest pushing 7ft of swell. The combined energy jumps to a solid 1380. The wind will be cross-offshore from the west, which should keep things reasonably clean. This is the standout, but it’s a short window. The following morning, Saturday the 19th, still has some decent 5ft swell at a 12-second period with clean cross-offshore wind, but the energy drops off (569). It’s a secondary call, not the main event.

Sunday the 20th morning is actually worth a look, too. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the southwest, and with 5ft of west-northwest swell at 10 seconds, it’ll be clean but nothing special. Combined energy sits at a moderate 487.

After that, things taper off pretty hard. The first week of the run fades into small, weak surf with poor winds. A tiny blip on Monday the 21st morning has a 13-second period groundswell at 4ft, but it’s cross-shore with barely any wind. It’s a long-period wave that would be better suited to a point or reef, and Trestraou is a sheltered spot that prefers a different direction, so it’s a miss.

The second week is basically a write-off. From Monday the 22nd onwards, the swell is small, often under 3ft, and the wind is either onshore or strong cross-shore. There’s no quality on offer. It’s one of those blank runs that happens now and then.

So to wrap it up: your best bet is Friday afternoon the 18th, with a backup on Saturday morning the 19th and maybe Sunday the 20th morning. The rest is a washout.

Rusty.

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