Praia do Porto Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag, so you gotta pick your moments around here. The surf is going to come and go, so be ready to move when it’s good.

We start off with a bit of a lull in the action for a few days. Tuesday through Friday of this week are pretty poor. There’s swell, around the 4ft to 5ft mark, but it’s coming in with cross-onshore winds, and the energy is just weak, sitting around 342 to 552 units. It’s not worth the paddle. Thursday afternoon has a longer period, but it’s onshore and messy. Just leave the board in the car for a few days.

The first real sign of life shows up Saturday morning. The wind swings offshore out of the southwest, and the swell jumps to 8ft with a solid push of energy (1072). It’s a bit raw and still questionable on the tide, but that’s the first sign of things turning on. Sunday is where it starts to get fun. The swell drops slightly to around 7ft to 7ft, but the wind is light, the conditions are clean, and the energy is strong (746 to 1255). This is a good window.

Then we get a reality check on Monday. The wind turns back onshore, and it’s choppy and messy. Not good.

But hold on, because Tuesday of the following week is the standout. That morning, you’re looking at 10ft of swell with a massive surge of energy (2751), and it’s offshore. This is serious size, so it’s only for the experienced crew. It’s going to be powerful. The afternoon stays big but the wind gets a bit more cross-off, so the morning is your best bet for clean, big waves. That’s the one to circle on the calendar.

After that, things ease off a bit into Wednesday, with the swell dropping to 5ft but still clean and fun. The rest of that week into the weekend (17th-19th) looks poor again, with onshore winds and weak, short-period swell. It gets pretty small.

There’s another pulse of big swell on the 20th, around 10ft from the northeast. It’s onshore in the morning, but the afternoon cleans up nicely with a cross-off breeze and 2404 units of energy. That’s another good one for the experienced crowd.

The final stretch, on the 21st and into the 22nd, is really nice. We’ve got solid swell, 6ft to 8ft, with clean offshore winds. The 22nd is glassy with a long, powerful period (13-14 seconds), which will groom everything out. That’s looking excellent for the experts.

For the standout pick, I’d have to say the morning surf on the 15th is your best bet for raw power, and the afternoon of the 20th for the more manageable big-wave session. The 22nd is also a gem, but it’s further out, so keep an eye on it.

The water temp out at Praia do Porto is 64°F, which is about what you’d expect for this time of year.

Rusty

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