Ponto Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty checkin' in from right here. Let's look at what the charts are telling us for the coming weeks. Honestly, it's a pretty lean stretch ahead, especially the first half. We've got a long gap of nothing worthwhile until we see a bit of life way down the line.

So, right now and for the next week and a half, it's all marginal. We're talkin' small, weak swell with onshore or cross-onshore winds messin' up what little shape there is. There's a patch from Monday the 6th through to Wednesday the 8th where we see some waist-high groundswell creepin' in from the SSW, with a long period around 16-18 seconds, and the wind is actually blowing offshore. That's a tease. The combined energy hits a moderate 528 to 883 (moderate), but the call keeps saying "marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions." It's gonna be there, but it's just not gonna be any good. It's too straight for a river break like Ponto, and the conditions just aren't lining up for a proper wave.

That offshore wind, especially the light breeze on Wednesday morning, is a positive sign, but the swell just isn't cooperating. The water temp is a touch warmer than usual at 69°F (a touch warmer than normal), but that's small comfort when the surf's flat.

Then we hit a real dry spell. From Thursday the 9th all the way through to Saturday the 18th, it's a wasteland. The models show tiny little pulses, cross-onshore breezes, and scores that are literally zero. There's a couple of days with some poor surf, but it's all ankle-snappers and chop. You'd be better off takin' a nap.

Now, hold on, because there's one little window that catches the eye. Saturday the 19th of July rolls around, and things finally look different. We get a morning with clear skies, a nice offshore breeze from the WSW at 9 mph, and a solid chest-to-shoulder high 4ft groundswell from the S. The period is a shorter 14 seconds, but the thing that gets my attention is the combined energy jumpin' up to a proper 1066 (strong to very strong wave energy). By the afternoon, it bumps to 5ft from the S with a 13-second period and a lighter offshore breeze at 6 mph. That's the window. For Ponto, being a river mouth exposed to the SW, a good S swell can wrap in nicely, and with clean offshore winds, the rip bowls could set up some really fun, long walls. This is easily the best on offer. Not an all-timer, but after 12 days of nothing, it's a proper little standout. It's far out though, so take it as a promising event, not a guarantee.

For the rest of the second week, we're back to small and weak, with only a bit of waist-high dribble. That one day on the 19th is the only real story.

Rusty.

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