Porsmilin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. This forecast for Porsmilin is a tough one to write, to be honest. We’re looking at a pretty long dry spell before anything really gets going here. The good news? The water is sitting at a very pleasant 64°F, which is a touch warmer than you’d normally expect for this time of year, so when you do get in, it’s not going to be a shock to the system.

Right now, and for the whole first week of July, it’s pretty grim. The first few days, Tuesday the 7th, we’ve got tiny, weak little waves, around 2ft, with the energy barely registering (62). Conditions are clean, sure, but there's just nothing to surf. That continues through most of the week. We do get a slight bump Wednesday the 8th and Thursday the 9th, with the swell picking up to about 3-3ft and the energy climbing to a moderate level (around 109 to 133). The wind is offshore from the northeast, which is good news for the shape, but the overall call is just 'ordinary'. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about.

That sliver of hope on Wednesday and Thursday morning is the absolute best on offer for the first 10 days. Friday the 10th is similar but with a cross-off shore wind, still clean but small. By the weekend, Saturday the 11th, gets blown out by a fresh breeze. By Sunday the 12th, the swell drops right off to 1.0-1ft, bottoming out.

Honestly, from the 12th of July all the way through to the 22nd, it's a rough stretch. We're talking about an 8 or 9-day gap where the waves are essentially flat. The energy values are in the teens and twenties – that’s weak to very weak. The wind is mostly cross or cross-off, keeping the surface clean, but with 0.3ft to 2ft of swell, it’s simply not happening for surfing.

There is a brief surge at the very end of the forecast on the afternoon of Wednesday the 22nd of July. The swell bumps up to 4ft from the WSW, and the energy spikes to a strong 168. But it’s coming with an onshore wind from the SSW at 16 mph, making for choppy, blown-out conditions. That’s not a surfer’s wave, that’s kite-surfing territory. It’s a shame because that’s the biggest energy we see in the whole two weeks.

So, for a paddle surfer, there’s no true standout window here. The only realistic chance to get wet without feeling like you’re working for nothing is Wednesday, the 8th, and Thursday, the 9th. It won’t be epic, but with the clean glass and offshore wind, especially Wednesday morning, you might find a fun little waist-high runner. That’s as good as it gets this time around.

Rusty.

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