Pors Ar Ville Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer.

Right, straight up, this is a tough one to swallow. For the next 16 days, we're looking at a pretty grim outlook for Pors Ar Ville. There's no way to sugarcoat it; the conditions just aren't on our side. We've got a stretch from July 29th all the way through to the end that's just not giving us anything worth paddling out for. You'll see the wave heights are tiny, the wind is mostly wrong, and the energy is almost non-existent.

For the first week, from the 29th of July into early August, we're dealing with weak, short-period swell—mostly around 3 ft or less and period barely hitting 8 seconds. The wind is a constant issue, either cross-on or onshore, kicking up chop. The combined wave energy is in the doldrums, with readings like 79 on Wednesday the 29th, and dropping even lower. It's just a messy, frustrating scene.

As we head into the second week, the swell actually tries to push a little higher. On the 7th of August, we see a Friday morning with a 4 ft swell from the W with light WNW winds, giving us clean conditions for a second, but the combined energy is still weak at 149. On the 8th, the swell hits 5 ft with 360 energy, but it's all blown out by a fresh onshore wind from the NE, making it choppy and messy. The swell direction stays WNW, which isn't a bad angle for the break, but without the wind co-operating, it's a write-off.

Even by the 9th of August, we're looking at a 4 ft swell but with a 30 km/h onshore wind. It's simply not a paddle surfer's friend. For a beach and reef setup like this, it would be more interesting to see if the kite surfers are having a go than to struggle on a shortboard. The whole 16-day window is a blank run. With the break being consistent, it feels like a bad run of luck, but this is one of those times where you just have to wait for the forecast to change. There's nothing I can point to and say "that's the one".

Rusty.

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