Porto Corsini Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be real, the surf report is looking grim. It's been flat, and this 16-day outlook doesn't show us much hope. We've got a long stretch of nothing, with a couple of tiny pulses that are barely worth mentioning.

The very first glimmer of a wave shows up on the morning of Thursday, the 20th. Down at Porto Corsini, we might see a dribble of 0.2m swell out of the ESE, with a period of only 4 seconds. The wave energy is almost nil, sitting at 2. It’ll be clean with the light offshore breeze, but it’s going to be weak and crumbly. It’s a poor surf conditions day, plain and simple.

The next couple of days are more of the same. Friday the 21st sees a slight bump in the afternoon to 0.3m and the period pushes up to 5 seconds. The energy climbs to 9, but an onshore breeze is going to add some texture to the surface. It’s still not surfable. This is an inconsistent spot, a river mouth, and it just can't do anything with this weak, short-period swell.

Things aren't much better over the weekend. Clean mornings on the 22nd and 23rd are ruined by a complete lack of swell, just tiny 0.2m dribbles with next to no energy. This is a tough stretch for sure. It’s quiet, but that’s normal for this area when it goes flat like this.

The best chance we get in the first week is on the morning of Wednesday, August 26th. The swell jumps a bit to 2ft from the ENE, with the period stretching to 6 seconds. The energy reading hits 24, which shows there’s a little more push behind it than anything else we’ve seen. It’s clean and glassy, and this is definitely the pick of a bad bunch. But the afternoon gets blown out by a 20 km/h onshore wind, so get in early. Just know that it's still going to be poor.

After that, it all fades away again. The wind on the 27th gets strong, especially in the afternoon, blowing 45 km/h from the SW. With that much wind over a river mouth, it’s going to be completely blown out and messy. That looks more interesting for kitesurfing than paddling.

The second week, all the way through to the 2nd of September, is a write-off. There are a couple of days with a small, weak 0.2m swell, but they have periods of 3 and 4 seconds, which means they’ll be super soft and inconsistent. There’s just no energy out there.

So, there you have it. The one and only spot that looks even remotely rideable is Porto Corsini on the morning of the 26th, and that’s a stretch. The water is running about 4° warmer than normal for this time of year, which is a weird anomaly, but it's not doing anything for the waves. It’s a long, flat run we’re in for. For the love of all that is holy, don’t get your hopes up.

Rusty.

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