Pors Ar Ville Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Pors Ar Ville over the next couple of weeks.

To be straight with you, this is a tough stretch. The water is sitting at 64°F which is a bit warmer than usual for this time of year, but that’s where the good news ends. For the first ten days, from Wednesday the 15th right through to Friday the 24th, the surf is small and the winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore. It’s going to be a frustrating run of blown-out, weak dribble. The combined swell energy barely cracks 88 (moderate energy at best), and at times it’s as low as 12 (weak energy). There’s a brief moment of hope on Saturday the 18th morning when the wind goes glassy, but the swell is only 1.0ft with a 9-second period – it’s flat, clean, and pretty much unsurfable. Honestly, don’t bother paddling out until the very end of the month.

The real standout comes in the final days of the forecast. The best bet is around Thursday the 30th of July. The morning session at Pors Ar Ville could be very special. We’ve got a 3ft swell from the WNW with a 10-second period, and the wind is a light cross-offshore breeze. That should put a clean, lined-up face on it. The combined energy is up to 120 (moderate energy), which is about as good as it gets in this window. The afternoon gets a bit more size, pushing 4ft, but the wind swings cross-onshore and the period drops to 7 seconds, so it’ll get messy. Tuesday the 29th morning is also worth a mention – 3ft, glassy conditions, and a 6-second period - but it’s a short-period windswell, so it won’t have the same punch.

This is a spot that’s exposed to the WNW, so it needs that direction to work. When it does, like on the 30th, it can be a gem. But for the majority of the next two weeks, you’re looking at a long, quiet spell. Don’t hold your breath, but don’t write it off completely – forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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