Porto Batel Surf Forecast and Surf Report

IMPERIAL VERSION

Alright, grab a coffee, 'cause I gotta be straight with you – the next week and a half is gonna test your patience. We're looking at a real flat spell for Porto Batel. From now, right through to around the start of the third week of July, the energy just isn't there. We're talking days of tiny dribble, with swell heights barely cracking 2ft and the combined energy figures stuck in the weak zone, so it's really not worth paddling out for. The winds are mostly cross-off or light, keeping the water clean enough, but there's simply no grunt behind those waves. You'd be sitting there bobbing, not riding.

Now, if you've got some serious patience, hold on for Monday the 21st of July. That Tuesday morning looks like the one bright spot in a pretty bleak forecast. The swell finally turns on with a solid 7ft from the NNW, and the wave energy jumps right up into the strong zone. That's a proper pulse. And the wind is coming in light from the NNW, which will be a nice cross-off breeze, so the wave faces should be clean. This is a big wave day – over 5ft, so it's for experienced surfers only; the paddle out will be a mission, but the rewards should be there.

However, don't get too excited about the afternoon of the 21st, as that window gets messy with a cross-shore wind and the quality drops off. And by Wednesday the 22nd, that southerly wind comes in and ruins everything with a lumpy, bumpy mess. So, your window is tight.

The water is sitting around 65°F, which is about what you'd expect for this time of year – nothing unusual there.

Forget the weekends. The standout is that Tuesday morning, the 21st. Circle it, but remember, it's a long way out, so the details could shift. Everything else is a kite-surfing breeze-through at best.

Rusty

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