Ponto Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Ponto.

Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – the outlook for the next sixteen days is a tough one. We’re looking at a blank run for a solid stretch. The first real sniff of anything surfable doesn’t show up until midday on Friday the 14th, and even then it’s a marginal call. Before that, it’s all poor surf conditions with small, messy swell and persistent onshore winds. You’re basically looking at a five-day gap with nothing to write home about.

The water temperature at Ponto is sitting around 76°, which is over seven degrees warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s very unusual; feels more like a tropical bath than a typical winter/spring mix.

Friday the 14th is where we get the nod, but it’s nothing to get excited about. Ponto is a river mouth break, exposed to SW swell, which is what we’ve got coming. The swell at the end of the week is a very long-period groundswell – around 18 seconds – which usually means more energy and better-shaped waves, but at a beach or river break like this, it can feel a bit too straight and hard to line up. By Friday afternoon, we’re looking at a cross-onshore breeze, so it’ll be a bit choppy. The combined wave energy is moderate, sitting in the 700s. For a beginner-friendly, fairly consistent spot, this is more about just getting wet than scoring anything memorable. Don’t expect anything clean or organized.

The surf stays in this marginal zone through the weekend of the 16th and 17th, with a small bump in size up to around 4ft on Sunday morning, but again, the wind is on it. It’s not what you’d call good.

Looking into the second week, there’s no real improvement. The swell hangs around the 2ft to 3ft mark, period drops back a bit, and it’s mostly onshore or cross-onshore breezes. The energy numbers dip back down into the 200s and 300s. Nothing says “go time.”

In short, for the next 16 days, Ponto is largely a miss. The only period that’s even worth a look is from the 14th to the 16th, and that’s being generous. If you’re desperate for a paddle, that’s your window, but the conditions are marginal at best. It’s a quiet spell, which can happen here. Forecasts change, but right now, this is as honest as I can be.

Rusty.

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