Trestrignel Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get real about Trestrignel. The next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag, and you’ll need to be patient. For the first week, the wind is a real problem. It’s mostly cross or cross-onshore, which is wrecking the surface. The swell is there, but it’s not clean. The real standout window is the following Saturday morning, the 12th of September. After that, things drop off again.

Let’s get into it. The water is sitting at 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can leave the thickest wetsuit at home.

We kick off Thursday afternoon, the 3rd of September, with a 5 ft swell from the west at 8 seconds. The wind is a cross-shore 16 mph, and the combined energy is weak at 233. It’s poor out there, a real chop-fest.

Friday the 4th is no better. The swell picks up a bit, hitting 6 ft to 6 ft, but the wind is still fresh and cross-shore or cross-on. The energy jumps to 518, but it’s just lumpy, messy water. Not worth paddling out for.

Saturday the 5th has a bit more promise on paper, with a 5 ft swell from the WNW and a longer 11-second period, pushing energy to 642. But the wind is still cross-on from the north at 6 mph. It’s a marginal call, and the morning is the only shot. The afternoon turns choppy, so don’t get your hopes up.

Sunday the 6th is a letdown. The swell drops way down to 3 ft and the energy is a paltry 125. The wind goes cross-off in the morning, which is clean, but there’s just no power. The afternoon gets glassy with a 2 ft swell from the WNW, but it’s still too small to be fun. You’re just floating around.

Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th bring a big jump in energy, with numbers hitting 1103 and 740 respectively. The swell is 6 ft to 7 ft, but it’s all onshore or cross-onshore, with wind from the WNW or NW cranking at 16 to 19 mph. It’s powerful, but it’s a washing machine. This is more of a kite-surfing situation than a paddle-surfing one.

Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th are more of the same – moderate swell, poor wind, choppy waves. The energy is moderate, but the quality is just not there.

Now, here’s the standout. Saturday the 12th of September. The morning is the one to circle. The swell is a solid 6 ft from the WNW at a decent 9 seconds, with combined energy of 475. The wind is light and cross-off from the southwest at only 3 mph. That’s clean, that’s lined up. This is the best it’s going to get in the whole forecast. The afternoon gets a bit ruined by a cross-on breeze, so get in the water early.

After that, things fade again. Sunday the 13th through to the following Friday, the 18th of September, the swell drops back to 3 ft to 5 ft, and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-on. The energy is weak to moderate, and the conditions are just ordinary. There’s a brief window on the 15th and 16th of September with a light cross-off breeze and a 4 ft to 4 ft swell, but it’s nothing to get excited about. It’s just surfable, not good.

The last few days of the forecast, from the 17th of September onwards, are a total write-off. The swell is tiny and the wind is howling. It’s a poor end to the outlook.

So, to sum it up: the 12th of September morning is your ticket. It’s the only real standout. The rest is a lot of waiting and watching the wind.

Rusty.

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