Porto Batel Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what's cookin' for Porto Batel. Gotta be straight with you, it's gonna be a real test of patience. This is a classic point break setup and it loves a good W swell, but don't expect much for a while.

The water temp is sitting right on average for the time of year at 68°, so nothing weird going on there with the anomaly.

The opening days are a tough watch. We're starting off Wednesday morning the 29th with a little 3ft swell from the NNW, but the combined energy is weak at (147) and the period is short. The wind is cross-off so it'll look clean, but the wave quality is just flat-out ordinary. We're staring down a long, bleak run. From Wednesday afternoon right through to Saturday the 9th of August, it's pretty much all "poor surf conditions" or "marginal" at best. There are some tiny pulses in there, like a 3ft one on the 1st of August, but the period is a shocking 6 seconds – no energy at all.

We do see a little bump in size on Sunday morning the 2nd with 4ft from the NNW, but again, short period (7 seconds) and weak energy (182). It's still not worth paddling out for. The whole first week and a half is a write-off. You're looking at a solid 10-day gap before anything starts to get interesting.

Now, if you can hold on, there's a glimmer of hope. The real standout, the one you want to circle on the calendar, is Sunday the 9th of August. The morning session looks like the best on offer by a long shot. We’ve got 4ft of swell pushing in from the NNW with an 8-second period, and the combined energy is a much healthier (235). The wind is light offshore from the North, which for Porto Batel means clean, lined-up waves peeling down the point. It’s still not huge, but at this point it’s the best quality we’re going to get. This spot can get crowded, so you’ll want to be on it early.

Sunday afternoon and into Monday the 10th, the energy drops back off and the quality slips away again. There’s a long-period (12 seconds) pulse on Monday afternoon that hits (220), but it’s 2ft from the NNW with a stiff 16 mph wind. The period is long enough for a point break to prize, but the size just isn't there to make it worthwhile. After that, the forecast fades out into small, weak surf for the rest of the period.

Honestly, the entire 16-day window is pretty grim. Sunday morning the 9th is the only real stand-out, and even then it's more of a "good for what it is" call. For everything else, you’re better off leaving the board in the car. This is one of those stretches where the forecasts will hopefully look better tomorrow than they do today.

Stay patient.
Rusty.

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