Porsmilin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s take a look at what’s on offer around Porsmilin. The next week or so is looking pretty lacklustre to be honest, but we’ve got a glimmer of hope way down the line. The water temp is clocking in at 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won’t need the thickest wetsuit.

We kick things off on Monday the 6th of July. The morning has tiny 3ft swell from the WNW with a period of 8 seconds. The energy’s weak (107), but what makes it rideable is the glassy conditions. It’s surfable, but ordinary. By the afternoon, it drops off into poor cross-shore chop. Tuesday and Wednesday follow a similar pattern – small, weak swell and clean or glassy mornings, but nothing to write home about. The swell’s just too small to do much with, staying between 2ft and 3ft. Thursday’s got clean offshore wind from the NNE at 15 mph, but again, the swell is small and the energy is moderate at best (120). Friday morning the 10th looks like the pick of this first week – glassy conditions, 3ft swell, and the energy bumps up a touch to 146. It’s still ordinary surf, but that’s the best we’ve got in this stretch.

After Friday, things flatten out fast. Saturday the 11th holds 3ft with clean conditions, but then from Sunday the 12th right through to Monday the 20th of July, it’s a proper dry spell. We’re looking at swells dropping to 1ft or 1ft day after day, with energy figures in the teens or twenties. It’s poor, it’s small, and there’s nothing worth paddling out for. That’s a solid eight days of flatness.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. On Tuesday the 21st of July, we’ve got a pulse of energy rolling in. The morning shows a 6ft swell from the NW with a short 7-second period, but the combined energy jumps to 335 – a big step up. The wind is cross-shore, which isn’t ideal. But the afternoon is a different story: 6ft from the NW, 8-second period, and that energy cranks to 413. The wind shifts to a clean cross-offshore from the NW at 19 mph. That’s proper, punchy swell with clean conditions. It’s going to be powerful and a bit raw with the short period, but for a spot like Porsmilin, this is the standout window. This swell is only for experienced surfers though – over 5ft and closing in on 7ft, it’ll be too much for beginners.

So, to sum it up: a very quiet week ahead with only marginal glassy mornings for a tiny wave. Then a long flat spell until that Tuesday the 21st, which brings a solid, clean pulse that’s the true highlight. Keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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