Porsmilin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, givin' the lowdown in feet and miles. It's gonna be a test of patience for the next couple of weeks.

We open the period with a glimmer of hope, but it doesn't last long. First real look is Monday morning, July 27th, at Porsmilin. There's a solid 6ft swell coming from the WNW, with a decent 10-second period, and the ocean's got a bit of push with a combined swell energy reading of 565. Water temp is about 65°, which is pretty average for this time of year. The wind is a cross-offshore breeze, so the waves should be clean. This is the best wave you're gonna see in this whole forecast. By Monday afternoon, the quality drops off a cliff. Tuesday morning the 28th, the swell backs down to 4ft, and while the wind goes dead calm and glassy, the conditions are just described as very ordinary. There's just not enough juice.

From Wednesday the 29th all the way through to Friday the 7th of August, it's a total desert. The swell drops under 3ft, the period gets short and weak, and the energy readings are tiny. We're talking days of poor surf. A bunch of cross and onshore winds just make it a mess. Even when the wind looks okay, there's no wave to ride. Don't bother.

Things perk up a bit on Friday afternoon, the 7th of August. A new, short-period swell from the WNW bumps back up to about 5ft, with a combined energy of 200, but the wind is a messy cross-shore. It's still called poor, just a tease.

Then Saturday the 8th of August, the swell cranks up. We see solid 6ft waves from the WNW, with energy jumping to 435 in the morning and a huge 744 in the afternoon. But the wind is the enemy. Saturday morning it's a cross-onshore, so choppy. The afternoon turns into a strong cross-offshore breeze at 25 mph. For a sandbar break, that's a recipe for a blown-out mess. That looks way more like a kiteboarding day than a paddle-surfing day, unless you really love battling the wind.

Sunday the 9th holds similar size, but the wind stays strong and cross-offshore. Powerful, but not clean. The swell hangs around into Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th, dropping to about 4ft, but the wind finally eases up to a manageable cross-off.

So, the one and only standout is that Monday morning, July 27th. That's your window. After that, it's a long, flat spell until the second weekend brings the size back, but the wind just ruins it for clean conditions. Keep yer eyes peeled, but don't expect perfection.

Rusty.

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