Pors Ar Ville Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a long hard look at what the next couple of weeks have in store for us at Pors Ar Ville. I gotta be straight with you – it's a rough stretch. We've got a solid 16 days of forecast to work through, but for most of it, we're staring at a whole lotta nothing. You'll be waiting a long time for anything worth paddling out for.

The first real chance we get is not even a chance, it's a tease. From Tuesday the 11th right through to the 21st of August, it's essentially blown out, gutless, or onshore junk. There are days of clean-looking conditions – like Wednesday the 12th morning with glassy water – but the swell is tiny and the overall wave energy is weak, barely registering. The whole first week is a write-off. The wind is either howling onshore or the swell is just too small and weak to do anything with. The combined swell energy tells you everything about how limp it is.

Honestly, if you're desperate for a splash, you could look at Thursday the 21st morning. The wind goes glassy again, and we get a bit of energy with a 3 ft swell from the WNW, period sitting at 10 seconds. It's a beach and reef setup here so that longer period might make it a bit straight, but the clean conditions could offer a few weak ones. Don't expect much.

But the real standout – and I mean the *only* standout – is Saturday the 22nd of August. Get this date in your head, because the rest of the forecast is dust. Early on the 22nd, the stars very nearly align. We've got a serious 12 ft swell from the WNW, period at a solid 11 seconds, and the wind is delivering a gentle offshore breeze from the WSW. The combined swell energy absolutely lights up. That is serious power. This is a big, powerful groundswell for advanced surfers only – anything over 8 ft pushes it into expert territory, and this is well beyond that. The waves will be big, powerful, and potentially unruly.

Now, this is more than a week out, so take the hype with a pinch of salt. It could fizzle or shift, but right now it’s the only window in this whole outlook that has any real teeth. Saturday afternoon sees the swell drop a touch to 10 ft and the winds go cross-shore, which knocks the quality back. So if you're an experienced charger, that Saturday morning window is the only time to be in the water.

After that, it's back to blown-out onshore junk for the rest of the month. A lot of waiting for one potential day.

That's it from me. Keep your eyes on that 22nd.
Rusty.

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