Porsmilin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Right off the bat, I’ll be straight with you – this is a grim outlook. We’re looking at a long, empty run with barely a ripple worth paddling for. The first few days have a little height on the board, but the conditions just aren’t coming together. We start on Thursday morning, July 9, with a small 3 ft swell from the WNW, period around 10 seconds. The wind is offshore from the NE, so Porsmilin’s sandbar will be clean. The combined energy is a weak 132, meaning there’s very little punch behind it. The morning might give you a few grovelly ones, but the afternoon sees the wind jumping to 22 mph from the NNE, and the waves drop to 3 ft with only 118 energy – a raw deal.

Friday, July 10, the swell bumps up to 3 ft from the WNW, but it’s got a short 9-second period and the wind swings cross-offshore from the ENE. The energy nudges up to 163 – still weak. The report says “poor surf conditions” and I have to agree; it’s small, short-period, and the wind isn’t perfect.

From Saturday, July 11, through to the end of the forecast, the waves just shrink away. We’re looking at heights dropping from 3 ft down to 1 ft or even 0.3 ft by late July. The combined energy drops into the double digits – mostly between 8 and 96 – which is really weak surf. The wind does go offshore on a few occasions, like Sunday morning July 12 with a strong 25 mph from the NE, but at 1 ft it’s barely surfable. That strong breeze would make it a tough paddle for next to nothing.

There’s a brief uptick in period on Monday afternoon, July 13, with a 6-second swell and a light offshore, but it’s only 3 ft and the energy is a feeble 96. Then on Tuesday morning, July 14, we have a 2 ft WSW swell with a 6-second period and cross-shore wind – all wrong.

The rest of the run into late July is a flat, bumpy mess. Waves stay at or below 1 ft, with cross-shore or cross-onshore winds and lumpy, choppy conditions. The energy barely gets above 30, and on several days it’s in the single digits. There’s nothing here to get excited about – no standouts, no hidden gems.

Honestly, for a sandbar like Porsmilin, this stretch is what a dry spell looks like. It’s not unusual for the area to go quiet, but that doesn’t make it any easier. Hang in there, check back – forecasts change.

Rusty.

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