Pors Ar Ville Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the local surf. Let's be straight with ya—it's been a flat, pretty frustrating run for a while now, and the next week is gonna test your patience. We’re looking at a solid gap of small, weak, and mostly messy conditions until we finally see some life.

Right now, through Friday the 24th and into the start of the week, the ocean is pretty much asleep. We’re talking tiny 0.7ft to 1ft slop with onshore or cross-onshore winds. There’s just no energy. It’s not worth paddling out for.

This quiet spell drags on through the middle of the week. We get a slight bump in size around Sunday the 26th, with swell hitting 4ft to 5ft, but the period is short—only 7 seconds—and it’s blown out by fresh breezes, so it’s messy and not offering anything decent. The wave energy starts to creep up, but without clean conditions, it’s just a wind chop.

Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th stay weak, with some clean windows but very little push. Friday morning the 31st looks glassy but again, tiny 2ft. It’s a good sign for the wind, but not for riding waves.

Alright, here’s the standout and the light at the end of the tunnel. Saturday, August 1st is the real date to circle. The morning session at Pors Ar Ville is looking like the best bet in this entire 16-day window. We’ve got a clean 5ft swell coming from the WNW, and more importantly, the period jumps to 12 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy. The wind is forecast to be glassy. That combo—size, direction, and zero wind—is going to deliver clean, well-shaped waves. The combined energy of all swells directed here is solid, showing there’s some proper punch. This one’s for the advanced crew; at 5ft on a beach and reef setup, it’s not for beginners. You’ll want to get out early before the afternoon breeze picks up and swings cross-onshore, which will mess it up.

Sunday the 2nd still has some decent 4ft swell and clean morning conditions, but the period drops back to 10 seconds, so it won’t have the same punch as Saturday.

After that, the following week (starting August 4th) brings some offshore winds and waist-high waves in the 4ft to 5ft range, but the periods stay shorter at 9 seconds. It’ll be surfable, but nothing to get overly excited about compared to that Saturday morning window.

So the long and short of it: you’ve got a long flat spell to ride out, and then Saturday morning, August 1st is your clear winner. Get on it before the wind turns.

Stay patient, and stay stoked.

Rusty.

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