Pors Ar Ville Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – this 16-day window for Pors Ar Ville is a tough one. We’ve got a whole lot of days where the waves just aren’t playing the game, with poor conditions and low scores. There’s a real gap of poor surf from the start through until at least the middle of next week, so don’t get your hopes up too early.

Alright, let's break it down. The first real flicker of something happens on Thursday the 13th. The morning sees a clean little 3ft swell from the WNW, with a period of 11 seconds – that’s a bit of groundswell energy in there. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the WNW, making for clean lines. Combined wave energy is moderate at 151. Not huge, but a sneaky window. The afternoon picks up a bit to 3ft from the WNW, still clean under a cross-off breeze, with moderate energy (236). It’s a marginal call, but if you’re keen, that Thursday arvo is probably the best we’ve got for a while.

Then it all goes a bit pear-shaped again. Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th are a write-off with cross-shore and onshore winds, choppy faces and low energy below 170. Sunday the 16th through Tuesday the 18th is a mess of onshore and cross-onshore winds, tiny swell and pathetic energy readings – all below 70. Not worth paddling out for.

We get another little tease on Wednesday the 19th. The afternoon sees a clean 3ft groundswell from the WNW with an 11-second period. Winds are cross-offshore from the WNW, keeping things tidy. Energy is moderate at 186. It’s still rated poor overall, but the conditions are clean. Thursday the 20th sees a bigger pulse of swell at 5ft from the NW in the morning, pushing energy up to 384 – that’s moderate-to-strong – but the wind is a cross-onshore from the north, messing up the face. That one’s for the brave.

Honestly, the surf quality stays poor right through the rest of the run. There’s a bit of a pulse on the morning of Thursday the 27th, with a 6ft swell from the WNW and a 10-second period, energy hitting 655 (strong). But again, the wind is a gentle cross-onshore, which will put a chop on it. It’s only a marginal call at best and better suited to experienced surfers given the size.

For a standout, I’d have to point to Thursday afternoon, the 13th of August. It’s not going to blow anyone away, but with clean 3ft waves and a cross-off breeze, that’s where you’ll find the best chance of a fun session without getting battered. Pors Ar Ville is an exposed beach-and-reef setup, and we’ve got the swell direction (WNW) coming close to its optimum (WNW). Crowds are possible here sometimes, so you might have some company.

Water temps? It’s around average for the time of year, nothing wild to report.

Overall, it’s a lean run. The consistent nature of the break means things can change, but this forecast is pretty locked in with poor quality. Hang tight.

Rusty.

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