Tronoen Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s coming for Tronoen. I gotta be honest – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and ordinary. There’s a long stretch of nothing much happening, so don’t get your hopes up too early.

The first real chance to get wet doesn’t come until Friday, July 10th. The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you might skip the thickest wetsuit.

Friday morning offers a tiny 3ft swell from the WNW with a period of 9 seconds, and the wind is a clean cross-off from the ESE at 9 mph. The combined energy is weak (150), so it’s small and delicate. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. Friday afternoon goes downhill with a cross-on wind, and from there it’s a grim run.

Saturday the 11th is similar – a little 3ft swell, but the wind stays cross-off in the morning, so it’s clean. Still, the energy is weak (134) and the conditions are poor. Saturday afternoon gets cross-on and choppy. Sunday the 12th drops to just 1ft, and even though the wind goes offshore in the morning, there’s barely any energy (39). The rest of the week is a write-off – tiny swell, poor wind, and poor surf conditions.

The only flicker of hope comes much later, on Thursday, July 24th. The morning shows a 2ft WNW swell with a period of 10 seconds, but the wind is cross-shore and lumpy. The afternoon picks up to 4ft from the WNW with a 10-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 288 – moderate, but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy. Still poor surf, though.

The standout, if you can call it that, is Saturday, July 25th. The swell builds to 5ft from the WNW, with a period of 11 seconds, and the combined energy hits 511 (strong). That’s the biggest push in the whole forecast. But the wind is light cross-onshore from the SSW, so it’s not clean. The afternoon holds similar size – 5ft, period 11 seconds, energy 511 – but the wind swings to SW and stays cross-on. It’s marginal, and the conditions are fairly choppy. For a spot like Tronoen, which is exposed to a WSW optimum, this WNW swell is coming from a decent angle, but the wind kills it.

For the whole 16 days, there’s no real standout session. The best on offer is that Saturday the 25th, with some solid size, but it’s compromised by the wind. If you’re an expert and don’t mind a bit of chop, you could get some waves. For the rest of us, it’s a long wait for something that’s just okay.

Stay patient, and keep an eye on the forecasts – it can change.

Rusty.

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