Pors Ar Ville Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Pors Ar Ville over the next couple of weeks, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch. We’ve got a long, frustrating gap of poor quality surf before anything even starts to look half-decent, so patience is the name of the game.

The first real sign of life doesn’t show up until Sunday the 26th. Even then, it’s a wait. Sunday morning brings a modest 4 ft swell out of the WNW with a period of 7 seconds and wind energy sitting at a moderate 183. The wind is cross-offshore, which will keep things clean, but that short period means the waves will be a bit lumpy and weak. By Sunday afternoon, the swell pushes to 5 ft and the energy jumps to a solid 278, but the forecast still calls it “marginal” – the tide or conditions just aren’t clicking for a proper session. For the experienced crew, this might be the best we get in the first week.

Then it all dies off again. Monday the 27th has some size (4 ft, energy 270) but the wind switches cross-onshore and the report calls it poor. Tuesday through the rest of the week is a washout of tiny surf under 3 ft with weak energy mostly below 100.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting for those looking ahead. The best opportunity looks like Sunday the 2nd of August. We get a clean 4 ft swell from the west early in the morning with a fresh offshore wind blowing at 19 mph. The energy is still moderate at 124, but that offshore wind will groom the faces perfectly. By Sunday afternoon, the swell bumps to 4 ft and the energy climbs to 191 with a strong cross-offshore breeze. The wind will be clean, and the waves should have some punch. This is the standout period in the whole run, even if the size isn’t huge. It’s clean and rideable.

For the more advanced surfer, there’s a little moment on the 5th of August. A long-period 12-second groundswell from the WNW rolling in at 1 ft. Don’t let the height fool you – that period is juicy, and with moderate offshore wind, the lines could be groomed and wall up nicely on the reef. But the energy is weak (91), so it’ll be more about finesse than power. It’s a promising but less certain option that far out.

Overall, this is a lean forecast. The first week is essentially a write-off unless you’re a local who knows the sandbars on a 2 ft day with light cross-shore wind (Saturday the 25th morning). The second week has that one Sunday that looks like our best shot. Hang tight.

Rusty.

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