Porsmilin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for Porsmilin.

Honestly, the first week and a bit is a bit of a write-off. We’ve got a long gap of poor conditions right from Wednesday the 12th of August, through to the morning of Thursday the 14th. Thursday morning the 13th you might get a sneaky one, with a 3ft swell from the west at 11 seconds and a light cross-offshore breeze from the northwest. It’s clean, but it’s only marginal. The combined wave energy is moderate at 277. It’s better than nothing, but don’t get your hopes up.

Friday the 14th is pretty ordinary too. The morning has a small 3ft west swell at 9 seconds with light cross-off wind, so it’s clean but weak, with energy at 136. The afternoon gets blown out by a moderate breeze.

Things start to pick up on Saturday the 15th. The morning is surfable but ordinary, with a 4ft WNW swell at 8 seconds, moderate offshore wind from the north keeping it clean, and energy at 199. But the real standout of the first week comes on Saturday afternoon. We’ve got 4ft of swell from the northwest, period dropping to 8 seconds, with a moderate offshore wind from the north-northeast. The energy jumps to 328 and the forecast says to expect good conditions. This is the best call of the early run – it’ll be clean, fun, and punchy for an intermediate board.

Sunday the 16th drops right back off. The morning is tiny with a 3ft WNW swell and gentle offshore wind, but the energy is a weak 86 – not worth paddling out for. The rest of the week into the 18th is all poor surf, mostly under 2ft with messy cross-offshore winds.

We get a blip on Wednesday the 19th morning with a 2ft WNW swell, but the period stretches to a very long 12 seconds. That’s groundswell, but it’s tiny. The energy is moderate at 124, but for a sandbar like Porsmilin, that long period will likely break too straight. It’s surfable but very ordinary. After that, from the 20th through the 24th, it’s another long stretch of poor, blown-out, or tiny surf. A lot of days with cross-offshore winds over 15 mph and under 3ft swell – not fun.

Tuesday the 25th morning brings a bigger push: 5ft from the west-northwest at 8 seconds, with a fresh cross-off breeze from the northwest. Energy hits 306, but the conditions are still rated poor – the wind is just too strong and lumpy.

Finally, we get the best window of the whole outlook. On Thursday the 27th of August, the morning shapes up with a solid 7ft swell from the west-northwest at 10 seconds. That’s got some power, with energy at a strong 880. With a moderate offshore wind from the north, it’s going to be clean and well-shaped. This is for experts only at that size – it’s over 7ft, so it’s pushing for anyone but the skilled crew. The forecast says to expect very good conditions. That Thursday morning is the one to circle.

Bottom line: Porsmilin has two real highlights. Saturday afternoon the 15th for a clean, fun wave, and Thursday morning the 27th for the biggest and best swell of the window. The rest is a whole lot of waiting.

Rusty.

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