Ponto Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve been staring at this forecast for Ponto for a while now. Honestly, it’s a pretty quiet stretch ahead. The opening days are a bit of a letdown, with only small, marginal surf on offer, and the wind tends to be cross-onshore or onshore, so the quality is never really there. The first few days of the outlook are all rated as poor or marginal, and there’s nothing to get excited about until we get to Monday, September 7, when things start to lift a little. There’s a gap in any real standout surf right through the early part of the period, so if you’re hoping for a clean, fun wave, you’ll need to wait.

The best of the bunch looks to be Monday, September 7, into the morning. We’ve got a moderate swell energy coming through (1162), with a 5 ft SSW swell and a 14-second period. That’s a long-period groundswell, so it’ll have some punch, but it’s also prone to breaking a bit too straight at a beach break. Ponto is a river-mouth break, so it might handle that okay. The wind is a light cross-onshore from the NW at 6 mph, which keeps it fairly clean. The afternoon sees the swell bump up to 6 ft with a 14-second period from the S, and the energy climbs to 1356. The wind stays light and cross-onshore, so it’s rideable, but it’s still just a marginal call. It’s not a perfect day, but it’s the best we’ve got.

The Tuesday, September 8, morning builds to 8 ft from the SSW with an 11-second period, and the energy is strong at 1852. That’s a bigger swell, but the wind is moderate cross-shore at 16 mph from the S, making it messy. It’s likely only for the experienced crew. The afternoon gets blown out by a strong SSE breeze at 28 mph, so that’s a write-off. After that, the surf drops off quickly and the last few days of the window are small and weak, with energy values under 400. The water temperature doesn’t have any anomaly data, so let’s just say it’s about average for this time of year.

So, to sum it up: if you’re keen, aim for Monday, September 7, through the morning, and maybe the afternoon. It’s not world-class, but it’s the only window that’s worth paddling out for. The rest of the 16 days is mostly a flat spell or blown out.

Rusty.

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