Pontaillac Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next 16 days at Pontaillac are a real tough beat. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, poor surf conditions with no real standout windows. The whole forecast is a gap of flat, junk waves, so don’t get your hopes up.

The water is running much warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 72°F.

Kicking off Monday the 6th of July, we’ve got tiny 1ft swell from the WNW with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is weak (28), and the morning is clean with a light cross-offshore breeze from the east, but it’s just too small to bother. The afternoon gets a bit messy with a NW cross-shore. This same pattern of 1ft to 2ft junk holds through the week. Tuesday the 7th starts with a southerly cross-on, and Wednesday the 8th is cross-on and then onshore, with the energy bumping up to a weak 41. Thursday the 9th sees a little more energy (51) but still just 2ft onshore slop. Friday the 10th and Saturday the 11th are more of the same—choppy, cross-on, 2ft to 2ft waves. The combined energy sits around 50-63, totally weak. There’s a bit of a clean window on Sunday the 12th morning with a light east cross-off, but the swell is still only 2ft. The afternoon blows out with a 16 mph WNW cross-on.

The second week does show a slow rise in size, but the quality is still terrible. Monday the 13th sees 2ft but with a short, weak 5-second period. The swell energy is actually dropping (41). Tuesday the 14th has a 2ft groundswell with a 12-second period, giving a moderate energy reading of 128, but it’s got a cross-on wind and the wave comment says poor surf. Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th are back to tiny 1.0ft to 2ft with mostly onshore or cross-on winds. Friday the 17th morning is clean with an east cross-off, and the swell bumps to 2ft, but the period is only 5 seconds—weak. The afternoon gets messy with a 16 mph cross-on. Saturday the 18th finally sees some size, with 4ft to 4ft from the west, but the energy is moderate (114) and the wind is a strong cross-shore, making it choppy and messy. The wave comment stays poor.

Sunday the 19th of July is the biggest day of the whole run, with 6ft swell from the WNW and a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps to a strong 327-352. But the wind is a moderate cross-shore, and the waves are described as poor surf conditions. This size is getting into the too-big-for-beginners range, but with the cross-shore chop, it’s not even good for experts. Given the persistent onshore and cross-shore winds, and the beach setup, this whole period looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Monday the 20th drops back to 4ft, and the rest of the 21st is back to small, weak junk.

Honestly, there’s nothing to recommend. The best you could hope for is a clean morning with tiny waves, but even then, it’s barely a ripple. This is a real blank run.

Rusty.

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