Porsmilin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming down the pipe for the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a slow start, so don’t be in a rush to grab your board just yet.

We're looking at Porsmilin, a sandbar set-up that can handle a bit of a swell. The water temp is sitting about average for the time of year, nothing wild there.

The first few days are pretty quiet. Thursday the 10th has onshore wind and weak little waves, not worth your time. Friday morning the 11th is where things start to wake up. We get some clean, glassy conditions with a 5ft swell from the west, period around 9 seconds, and the combined energy is a solid moderate 392. It’s a nice start to the weekend for an intermediate surfer. That Friday afternoon stays clean, but the wind shifts a bit cross-off and the swell drops a touch.

Saturday the 12th is a bit of a write-off with cross-on wind and poor conditions, even though the swell bumps up later in the day to 5ft with a long period of 13 seconds and a strong energy reading of 788. That’s a groundswell, but the wind messes it up here. Sunday the 13th looks a bit better with a solid 6ft swell and clean conditions in the afternoon.

Then we hit a real dry spell. Monday the 14th through Tuesday the 15th of September is flat and poor. Wednesday the 16th has a strong offshore wind but the rain and messy conditions mean it’s not a goer.

We finally get a proper standout on Friday the 18th of September. The morning session looks like the best of the run. You’ve got a moderate 5ft swell from the WNW with an 11-second period, clean conditions with a moderate offshore breeze, and combined energy of 511. That’s a solid, moderate wave energy. The wind is offshore and it’s clean, so the waves will be well-shaped. This is the one to circle on the calendar.

The weekend of the 19th and 20th has some interesting calls. Saturday the 19th morning goes glassy with a smaller 3ft swell, clean and fun for a longboard. But Sunday the 20th sees a massive jump in size. We’re looking at an 12ft swell from the WNW with a very long 15-second period, and the combined energy is a massive 6586. The wind is light and cross-off, so it’s clean, but that’s expert territory only. It’s simply too big for this break for anyone else.

Moving into the second week, Monday the 21st of September morning is another great window. A solid 7ft swell from the WNW with a 12-second period, clean with light offshore wind, and combined energy of 1358. It’s a strong, powerful groundswell. This is for experienced surfers only, but the conditions are excellent.

After that, the swell drops back down through the 22nd and the rest of the week sees smaller, weaker swell and increasingly cross-off winds. The last few days from the 23rd to the 25th of September are poor, with weak energy and unfavourable wind.

So, the two true standouts are the morning of Friday the 18th of September and the morning of Monday the 21st of September. Both have clean conditions, solid swell, and good energy. The Friday is more for the intermediate crowd, the Monday is for the experienced crew.

Rusty.

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