Porto Batel Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Porto Batel over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty flat and disappointing stretch ahead. The water temp is sitting at 67°F, which is bang on average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The first real chance of anything worth paddling out for doesn’t show up until Friday the 10th of July. Even then, it’s a small 2ft swell from the WNW with a period of 9 seconds. The energy is weak (65 combined energy), and the wind is a light NNW cross-off, which will keep things tidy. But honestly, "surfable but very ordinary" is the best we can say – not something to get excited about.

After that, it’s back to basically nothing. We’re looking at a long run of tiny, weak swells and poor conditions right through until the weekend of the 18th. There are days with a bit of energy, like Saturday the 11th showing 108 and 128 combined energy, but the swell is still only 2ft to 2ft with a period around 11 seconds. That long period means it might offer a few clean lines at this point break, but the size just isn’t there. The wind stays cross, so it won't be glassy.

The one standout in the entire 16-day window is looking like Sunday the 19th of July. The morning shows a 4ft swell from the WNW with a period of 12 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 360 – that’s moderate energy, the most we’ll see all fortnight. There’s a light WNW cross-breeze that’ll leave the surface with a few bumps, but it’s still surfable. This is the closest we get to a proper long-period groundswell, and at Porto Batel point, that could actually produce some decent shaped waves. But don’t get carried away – it’s a long-range call, so it's promising but not locked in by any means. The afternoon gets gusty and messy with cross-off winds picking up, so you’ll want to be on it in the morning.

For the rest, there’s just no size, no energy, and the wind is often cross or cross-on. The whole stretch from now through to the week of the 20th is a write-off for any real surfing. There’s a massive gap of days where the score is zero – nothing to recommend. If you’re an absolute beginner, the swell never really tops 5ft, so it’s not dangerous, but it’s also not worth the drive.

Rusty out.

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