Trestrignel Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Gutted, folks. I’ve been staring at the charts for Trestrignel and honestly, it’s a tough stretch. We’re looking at a blank run for the foreseeable future, and by that I mean a solid ten days or more of nothing worth paddling out for. The water’s sitting at a lukewarm 66°, which is about average for this time of year, so at least you won’t be freezing while you stare at the flatness. But make no mistake, this is a waiting game.

The first week is a total write-off. We’ve got swell, sure, but it’s tiny—nothing over 2ft until mid-week, and even then it’s all short-period, weak energy. The combined energy is struggling to even hit the triple digits, sitting around 42 to 56 units early on. That’s just not enough push to break Trestrignel properly. The winds are all over the place, mostly cross-onshore or blowing straight on, which is making a mess of the little bumps that are there. It’s clean in the mornings, but there’s just no size. You’d be floating around on a longboard, not surfing.

Come the 12th and 13th, we see a bit more life in the water—the energy jumps to 164 and then 358 units—and the swell ticks up to around 3ft. But the wind swings onshore and the waves are gutless and choppy. It’s better than nothing for a few closeouts, but it’s still not surf you’d set your alarm for. The 14th and 15th are similar; energy is there, but the period stays short around 8-9 seconds, and the consistency is just poor. It’s all “poor surf conditions” from the models, and I have to agree.

The real kick in the teeth is the 19th and 20th of August. The swell finally shows up—pushing 6ft to 8ft and a combined energy of 390 and then a hefty 919 units. That’s proper power. But the wind is howling cross-shore and cross-onshore at 15-19 mph. The whole place is going to be a wind-blown, lumpy mess. Honestly, at that size and with that wind, this isn’t a paddle-surf setup anymore. You’d be better off rigging up a kite and having a blast out the back. It’s going to be that kind of day.

Then, just when the swell starts to ease, we get one little glimmer. On the morning of the 21st, the wind dies right off to a light NNW, and we have 5ft of WNW swell with a period of 10 seconds. The energy is still strong at 457 units. The model gives it a 1/10 score, calling it marginal, but that’s the first time the wind and the swell are on the same page. It might be a bit buckled from the previous days, but if you’re desperate, that’s the window. The afternoon reverts to type, though, with the NE cross-on breeze messing it up again.

After that, it fades out into small, junky, wind-blown leftovers for the final days of the window. The 22nd and 23rd see the energy drop back below 140 units and the swell shrink to under 3ft. It’s a poor finish to a poor stretch.

So there you have it. If you’re a beginner, stay home—even the slightly bigger days are messy and the period is too short. If you’re an expert, maybe the morning of the 21st is worth a look for a few racier ones, but don’t hold your breath. Right now, I’d say give it a miss. It’s been flat for a while and it’ll turn again, the forecasts always change. But for now, the quiver can stay in the shed.

Rusty.

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