Porsmilin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I’m looking at this and it’s a bit of a rough patch for Porsmilin. The whole 16-day haul is pretty thin on genuine quality. We’ve got small, weak swell and a lot of mediocre conditions. The first recommendation isn’t until Monday, the 6th of July, so there’s a bit of a gap right at the start with nothing to write home about.

The best window we’ve got is right at the beginning. Monday morning, the 6th of July, is the pick of the whole run. It’s tiny, just 3ft from the WNW with an 8-second period, but the wind is glassy – dead calm. That’s a major positive. The combined energy is weak (107), so it’s not going to be powerful, but it’ll be clean. The water is sitting at 64°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s a nice little bonus for a paddle.

After that morning, it’s a real grind. Tuesday through to Sunday, the 7th to the 12th, is mostly tiny, weak stuff with average winds. Wednesday morning, the 8th, pops up with 3ft and a better 10-second period, and glassy conditions again, but it’s still just surfable, not exciting. The swell direction is from the WNW, which is what Porsmilin likes, but the size just isn’t there.

Then we hit a dead zone. From Monday, the 13th, through to Friday, the 17th, it’s almost flat. The swell dips to 0.7ft and 1.0ft with moderate to fresh offshore winds. The combined energy is pitiful (7 to 35). You’d be better off doing something else unless you’ve got a longboard and a lot of patience.

The only other time the swell shows some life is on the weekend of the 18th and 19th of July. We get a jump to 4ft to 7ft from the NW, but it’s short-period windswell at 6 to 8 seconds. The combined energy ramps up to moderate (191 to 634), so there’s some push. But the problem is the wind. It’s cross-off from the NNW at 16 to 25 mph. That’s going to be messy and choppy. The surf report even calls it “poor surf conditions” the whole time. For a sandbar break like Porsmilin, with that much wind and that kind of short-period swell, it’s going to be a battle. It might actually be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer right now.

The tail end on Monday and Tuesday, the 20th and 21st, drops back to 4ft to 5ft, still with the same cross-off wind pattern. It’s clean but not clean enough to be a standout.

So, bottom line: the best wave you’re going to get is the Monday morning glass-off on the 6th of July. It’s not a world-class session, but it’s the only time the stars align for a clean, rideable wave. The rest is a long wait.

Rusty.

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