Trestrignel Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Well, grab a coffee and settle in, 'cause I’ve got to be straight with you — the outlook for Trestrignel over the next 16 days is a tough one. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with barely a ripple worth paddling for. The first recommendation doesn’t kick in until the 1st of August, and even that’s a marginal call. That’s a solid gap of about ten days with nothing on offer.

Right now, starting Wednesday the 22nd of July, it’s flat. Tiny, weak swell around 1 ft to 1 ft from the WNW, with periods around 8 to 10 seconds. The combined energy is weak — just 31 on Wednesday morning, dropping to single digits later. Winds are mostly cross or cross-on, keeping things choppy and messy. Water temp is sitting at 65°, which is about normal for this time of year, nothing weird there. But honestly, it’s not surfable.

We roll through the rest of July with the same story. Thursday the 23rd, Friday the 24th, Saturday the 25th — all tiny, all poor. A bit of a bump shows up on Sunday the 26th, with swell pushing 4 ft to 4 ft from the WNW, period short at 7 seconds, and the combined energy climbing into the low hundreds (132 to 167). But the wind is cross-on from the WNW and NW, so it’s choppy and messy. Not worth getting wet.

Monday the 27th sees a little more energy — 4 ft swell, 9-second period, combined energy up to 222 — but again, cross-on winds ruin it. Tuesday the 28th drops back to 3 ft. Wednesday the 29th through Friday the 31st stays in the ankle-to-knee range, with onshore or cross-on winds. No quality.

Finally, on Saturday the 1st of August, we get a pulse. The morning shows a 7 ft swell from the west, 10-second period, and combined energy of 770 — that’s strong, moderate-to-strong energy. The wind is cross from the west at 15 km/h, which is a light breeze, but it’s a cross-shore with slight cross-chop. The forecast calls it marginal, with a score of just 1 out of 10. That’s the only blip in the whole window. The swell is pushing over 5 ft, so it’s getting sizeable for beginners, and the break is sheltered, so it might hold some shape, but the wind isn’t clean. The rest of that day and into Sunday the 2nd drops off again, with more cross-on winds.

The standout? There really isn’t one. The morning of the 1st of August offers the most size and energy, but it’s far from clean. Trestrignel is a sheltered spot, and the optimum swell direction is NW, but we’re seeing mostly WNW. That’s a mismatch. Crowds are always a problem here, so even if it was good, you’d be fighting for waves.

Honestly, if you’re desperate, you might find something on the 1st of August morning, but keep your expectations low. The rest of the window is a write-off. For now, it’s more of a kite-surfing setup with all this cross-onshore wind and lumpy chop.

Stay patient, and check back in a few days — forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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