Trestrignel Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a real honest look at what’s coming down the line for Trestrignel. There’s a stretch of pretty grim conditions ahead, so I’m not going to sugar-coat it for you.

The story for the next week and a half is mostly a tough one. We’ve got a lot of onshore and cross-onshore winds, and the surf quality is just not there. The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal, but that’s about the only thing that’s mildly pleasant.

The first real blip of interest comes on Thursday, September 10th. It’s a small morning window with a 2ft swell from the WNW, period of 9 seconds, and light cross-offshore winds from the SSW. The combined energy is weak at 111, so it’s not going to be big, but it’ll be clean. That’s the best you’ll see for a while, but it’s still just small, ordinary waves.

The next potential window is Tuesday, September 15th. The morning shows a 2ft swell from the W, period of 8 seconds, but with a clean offshore wind from the S at 12 mph. The energy is still weak at 115, but the offshore wind will make it look better than it is. It’s a tiny window again.

Then we’ve got a long gap of poor conditions – strong onshore winds, choppy seas, and small, messy swell. The wind is relentless.

The only other small chance is Friday, September 18th in the morning. A 4ft swell from the WNW, 9-second period, with light cross-offshore winds from the ESE. The energy is moderate at 305, but it’s a single session before the wind shifts again.

And then, believe it or not, the most promising long-range glimmer is Monday, September 21st. This is a classic case of "looks good on paper, but the wind will ruin it." We’ve got a very long period groundswell of 17 seconds from the WNW, with a solid 4ft height. The combined energy is a huge 1116, so there’s plenty of power. But the wind is a strong cross-onshore from the WNW at 28 mph, with rain showers. This creates a messy, blown-out surface. For an expert, there might be a rogue barrel in there, but for everyone else, it’s a write-off. The long period will make the waves suck hard and close out on the beach, so it’s really a reef or point setup kind of wave, but Trestrignel is a sheltered beach break, so it won’t hold that shape.

Bottom line: There’s no standout session here. The best of a bad bunch is the morning of Thursday, September 10th, and maybe the Tuesday, September 15th morning. Both are small, clean, and only for beginners. Everything else is a fight against the wind.

Rusty.

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