Pors Ar Ville Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at this stretch. It’s a bit of a mixed bag for the next couple of weeks, so let’s break it down.

The run starts off a bit slow. We’ve got some small, weak swell rolling in on Friday the 28th, but it’s not doing much. The wind is a cross-off, but there’s just no power behind it – the combined energy is only 84, which is weak. It’s a bit of a waiting game.

The weekend picks up a touch. Saturday the 29th sees a bit more size, but the period drops to 7 seconds and it’s just not organised. Sunday morning the 30th looks better – a 5ft swell from the WNW with a 9-second period and a clean offshore wind. The energy is moderate at 374. That’s the pick of the first few days, but it’s still not a standout.

Monday the 31st brings a proper pulse of swell – 8ft in the morning with a 10-second period and a strong 1086 energy reading. But it’s a cross-off wind and the comments point to it being a bit questionable with the tides. It’s a big, powerful wave that might be a bit raw. If you’re experienced, it could be on, but it’s not the cleanest.

Then we go flat again. Tuesday the 1st has a morning wave but it drops off, and from Wednesday the 2nd through to the 9th, it’s mostly small, weak, and poor. There’s a long gap there with nothing worth getting excited about. You’d be better off checking the tide charts or doing something else.

Now, looking further out, things start to stir again. Friday the 4th sees a long-period swell arrive – a 13-second groundswell with energy over 800. It’s a 5ft in the morning, but it’s blowing fresh offshore. This could be good, but the long period might make it a bit straight at the beach breaks. Pors-Ar-Ville (La Côte des Légendes) is a beach and reef setup, so the reef might handle it better. It’s a promising sign, but it’s a week away, so don’t book the time off yet.

The real standout in this whole window looks like Sunday the 5th of September. We’ve got a 5ft swell from the WNW with an 11-second period, and the wind is light and cross-offshore. The energy is a solid 475. This looks like the cleanest, most surfable day of the whole stretch. It’s not the biggest, but the conditions look right, and it should be far more user-friendly than the lumpy stuff earlier.

After that, it fades out again. The swell drops, the wind goes onshore for a few days, and it’s looking pretty poor. There’s another pulse of energy around the 10th, but it’s accompanied by strong winds and poor quality. By the 12th, it’s all over.

So, in short: there are a few windows, but Sunday the 5th of September is the one to aim for. The earlier pulses are either too weak, too messy, or too big and raw. Don’t get your hopes up for the second week – it’s a scratchy, inconsistent run that’s more typical for this area.

Stay stoked, and keep an eye on the charts.

Rusty

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