Praia do Porto Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's look at the waves on offer at Praia do Porto. It's a beach and jetty setup, fairly exposed to the swell, and it's a beginner-plus kind of spot.

Right off the bat, the water is sitting at 64° F, which feels a bit colder than what you'd normally expect for this time of year.

The next few days are a write-off. Friday the 28th is a no-go; we've got a 7 ft NE windswell with a short period of 8 seconds coming in on a cross-on breeze. The water is a mess of chop and the combined energy is only moderate at 657. It’s a pass.

Saturday the 29th is where it starts to turn. We wake up to light rain and a WSW wind swinging offshore at just 3 mph. The swell drops to a clean 5 ft from the ENE with a period of 8 seconds. The energy is a bit weak (338), but that glassy morning session will be the best of the weekend. The afternoon holds up with a 5 ft swell and a light cross-off breeze. Clean waves, but nothing to get too excited about.

Sunday the 30th is only offering up small, ordinary 4 ft waves with a cross-off wind. Rideable, but mediocre.

Then we hit a dry spell. From Monday the 31st right through Friday morning the 4th of September, it’s mostly poor conditions with onshore winds or strong offshore winds creating messy, unsurfable waves. The exception is Tuesday the 1st of September afternoon: the wind howls offshore at 19 mph, and a 7 ft SSW swell arrives with an 8-second period. The energy jumps to 800, but the forecast flags it as marginal due to tide. It’s raw and won’t be easy, but brave souls might find a few.

The real standout is Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September. Clear skies, a gentle offshore breeze from the SW at 9 mph, and a solid 12 ft groundswell from the south with a period of 11 seconds. The combined swell energy is a hefty 4228. This is serious, powerful swell. For a beginner spot, 12 ft is way too big. This is strictly for experts only. The wind is clean and offshore, but the size is the story here.

After that, things get spotty again. A 5 ft SE swell arrives on Thursday the 3rd, but the wind is cross-on and messy.

Friday the 4th of September sees the swell bottom out, with tiny 2 ft waves and glassy conditions in the morning. The energy is a mere 169. Not worth paddling out for.

The following week is a mixed bag of marginal conditions and onshore winds. Another big pulse shows up on Sunday the 6th of September: a 7 ft SSE groundswell with an 11-second period and light offshore wind. The energy is strong at 1121. That’s another good window for competent surfers, offering cleaner conditions than the previous big day.

Finally, on Thursday the 11th of September, the models are hinting at another huge swell, 12 ft from the SSE with a very long period of 13 seconds and a massive energy reading of 4082. But it’s coming with a 12 mph onshore wind. For a beach break, that long-period swell and onshore wind will turn it into a closeout mess. It’s just too big and poorly directed for this break.

For the average surfer, the best bet is the clean, smaller window on Sunday the 6th of September. Keep an eye on Tuesday the 1st of September afternoon if you can handle a strong offshore wind.

Rusty.

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