Porsmilin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – for a stretch, it’s looking pretty grim. We’ve got a real quiet start with no good surf on the cards for the first few days. The first proper chance to get wet won’t come until the morning of Friday, 21st August.

Alright, let’s get into it. The only spot in the mix is Porsmilin, a sandbar set-up that’s fairly consistent when conditions line up. The water’s running at 65°F so far, about average for this time of year.

The first glimmer of hope is on Friday, 21st August, in the morning. The swell is a solid 6ft from the WNW with a period of 10 seconds – that’s a nice bit of groundswell with decent energy (568). The wind is a light breeze out of the NW, blowing cross-offshore. That’s going to keep the surface clean and the lines will have some shape. It’s not a monster, but it’ll be a good session for an intermediate. The afternoon shift loses a bit of quality as the wind picks up to a moderate breeze, so I’d aim for that early window.

Saturday morning, 22nd August, the swell drops right off to 3ft from the NW. The wind is light and offshore from the NE, so it’ll be clean, but it’s tiny. There’s barely any energy (122). It’s surfable, but you’d have to be keen on a longboard or a foamie just for the glide.

After that, things go flat and ugly from Saturday afternoon all the way through to the end of August. We’re talking days of onshore wind, lumpy chop, and barely any wave height. There’s a big gap where nothing’s worth paddling out for. Some of those late-August days see the swell pump back up over 7ft, even hitting 10ft on Monday the 31st of August, but the wind is straight cross-on or onshore and the conditions are just rotten. The energy gets huge (over 2700 at times) but with that wind, it’s just a washing machine. Not worth it.

Now, here’s the standout in the whole outlook, and it’s a long-range one, so keep an eye on it. Tuesday morning, 1st September is looking special. The swell is a solid 6ft from the WNW with a 10-second period – good energy (690). But the real story is the wind: glass. Dead flat. Offshore from the NW. That’s going to put Porsmilin in pristine condition. The water will be silky smooth. This is the best on offer across the whole 16 days. It’ll be clean, punchy and a proper session for anyone who can handle a 6ft wave.

Wednesday morning, 2nd September is also worth a mention. The swell is smaller at 4ft from the W, period a short 8 seconds, but the wind is light and cross-off from the NW. It’ll be clean again, just not as much grunt. A good option if you missed the Tuesday morning window.

So, bottom line: this run is mostly a write-off until the tail end. The absolute pick of the bunch is that glassy Tuesday morning on the 1st of September at Porsmilin. Lock it in.

Rusty.

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