Trez Hir Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – the next couple of weeks are shaping up to be a proper test of patience for anyone looking to get wet around Trez Hir (Bretagne). We’ve got a long stretch of ordinary to poor conditions on the horizon, and the standout windows are few and far between. You’re gonna need to be picky, and you’re gonna need to be ready to move when the ocean finally gives us a bit of a wink.

The water’s sitting around 64°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there. The first few days, Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th, are a write-off. We’ve got small, weak swell – energy readings down around 70 to 220 – with cross and cross-onshore winds chopping it all up. It’s poor out there, plain and simple.

Things start to get a bit more interesting in size from Friday the 28th, but don’t get excited. The swell builds – 7ft on Friday afternoon and pushing 10ft by Saturday – but the wind is howling from the west-southwest at 22 to 25 mph. The energy readings are climbing into the 770 to 1223 range, which tells you there’s plenty of water moving, but it’s messy and lumpy. Unless you’re chasing a beatdown, this isn't the time. Saturday’s also got rain showers and a risk of thunderstorms, so it’s not looking like a fun one to be sitting out the back either.

Sunday the 30th keeps the size but the quality’s still poor. Then we finally get our first genuine window. Monday the 31st of August is the pick of the first week. The swell eases back to a solid 8ft in the morning, coming from the west with a 10-second period, and the energy is strong at 1131. More importantly, the wind drops right out – light west-southwest cross-off in the morning, dropping to a mere 6 mph in the afternoon. The forecast is calling for very good surf conditions, and for a spot like Trez Hir, which is `rarely breaks`, you better believe this is the one to circle. It’s an intermediate wave at best, and with this kind of size and a west swell, it’s going to have some push. The morning looks cleaner before the wind swings around.

After that, we slide back into the doldrums. Tuesday the 1st through to Thursday the 3rd of September is a write-off again – small, weak swell, cross-shore winds, and energy readings just petering out to nothing. It’s a gap of several days where you’d be wasting your time.

Now, for the second week, we’ve got one more serious highlight that’s worth planning for. It looks like Saturday the 5th of September could be a ripper. The swell’s back up to 7ft, from the west with a long 11-second period, and while the morning has a light cross-on wind, the afternoon is forecast to be glassy. Yes, glassy. That’s a massive positive. The energy is strong at 790, and while the period is long enough to be wary of it breaking a bit straight on the beach, the conditions could be absolutely pristine. It’s a long way out, so treat it as promising but not locked in, but if that swell and the glassy wind line up, that’s going to be the standout of the whole 16 days.

The weekend after that, the 6th and 7th, sees the wind pick up again and chop things out, before we get another brief tease on Monday the 7th of September – a clean 7ft from the west with light winds, but it’s a one-session deal. After that, the swell fades right away, and towards the 10th of September, we’ve got a big, powerful west swell rolling in (energy readings around 1437), but with a strong north-northeast cross-off. That’s got the makings of some serious size, but it’s likely to be too much for an inconsistent spot like this unless you’re seriously experienced.

So, to sum it up: the first week has one solid, clean day on Monday the 31st. The second week holds the real promise with that glassy Saturday the 5th. Be patient, be ready, and don’t waste your energy on the junk in between.

Rusty.

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