Pors Nevez Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let's break down the same forecast for the imperial crew.

Honestly, it's a grim picture for the next week and a half at Pors Nevez. We're looking at a solid 10-day stretch, from Thursday the 16th through to Saturday the 26th of July, where the surf is practically non-existent. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly trash, and the wave energy is pathetic – barely cracking 58 on the best of those days. You're better off doing something else.

The only brief flicker of hope in that first week is the morning of Saturday the 26th. We get a cross-offshore wind out of the west at 28 mph with a 2ft swell from the west at 11 seconds. That's a long period for such a small wave, so it might have a bit of shape, but the wind is howling. With those conditions, this beach-and-reef setup starts looking more like a kite-surfing zone than a paddle-surfing one.

The real story, and the only time this forecast gets any blood pumping, is the very end. We get a solid pulse of energy arriving on Tuesday the 29th of July. The morning shows a 7ft swell from the west, with a period of 9 seconds and a combined energy reading of 586. That's a real push of west swell. The wind is light and onshore from the north at 9 mph, which isn't perfect, but the size makes it worth a look. This is a bigger wave, over 5ft, so it's not for beginners. It's pushing into the 7ft range, putting it squarely in the "experienced only" category.

The standout window, as far as the numbers go, is actually the morning of Thursday the 30th of July. We’ve still got a solid 5ft west swell (430 energy), but the wind drops to just 6 mph from the NNW, making it a light cross-onshore. That’s going to be the cleanest the surf looks all period. The swell direction is a bit off the optimum WNW for the spot, but with that amount of water moving and the wind being light, Pors Nevez might actually throw a few fun ones.

The crowds here are listed as "sometimes", so you might have a few others with the same idea, but it won't be a zoo.

To keep it short: the first ten days are a bust. The last few days of July and into August are your only shot. The 29th and 30th are your best bets, with the 30th morning looking like the pick of the fortnight for clean conditions on a decent-sized swell. Keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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