Praia do Porto Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's talk waves. Rusty here, checking in on Praia do Porto for the next couple of weeks.

The start is rough, with Wednesday the 12th a write-off thanks to onshore winds and rain. Water temp is 19°, about normal for the season. Nothing to get excited about.

Thursday the 13th is your first proper highlight. Swell comes in from the S at about 7ft with a solid 14-second period – proper groundswell. The energy reading is up at 1598, and the wind is offshore and light out of the SW. It’ll be clean, well-shaped, and good for the experienced guys. Thursday afternoon holds similar, just a bit more breeze but still offshore. That’s the day for the skilled crew.

Friday the 14th the swell bumps to around 8ft (energy hits 2106), but the wind goes cross-onshore and messes up the surface. Marginal at best.

From Saturday the 15th through Monday the 17th it’s pretty poor – onshore winds, short-period slop, not worth changing plans for.

Tuesday the 18th shows a brief cleaner window with offshore SSW wind, but the swell drops to about 5ft with a short 9-second period (energy around 367-405). Better than the junk days, but it’s a small-wave day only.

Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th are back to poor, though Thursday morning goes glassy – no wind out of the NW, but the swell is a weak 6ft with a 7-second period (energy 385). Small and clean, but barely moving. Fun for a log maybe.

Now, Saturday the 22nd – this is the next standout. Swell pushes back up to 7-7ft from the S, period a nice 12 seconds, and energy at 2102. Winds are light, cross-off in the morning and near calm in the afternoon. Clean, punchy, proper surf. Mark it down.

Sunday the 23rd keeps that S swell at 7ft and 12 seconds, and the morning is glassy – ESE wind at just 5 km/h. That’s a prime session, clean and peaky. Energy drops to 1304, but still plenty of push. Afternoon gets onshore so get out early.

Monday the 24th sees a big pulse – 8ft from the SSE with a very long 16-second period (energy 2899). That’s heavy, powerful groundswell. If you’re not expert, stay on the beach. Wind is glassy out of the E at 5 km/h so it will look epic, but only for the best. Long period like that works better on points and reefs; beach breaks can be a bit straight and tough.

Tuesday the 25th still has good S swell around 7ft with a 14-second period, winds cross-off, clean. Solid follow-up.

From Wednesday the 26th onward, the swell fades to 5-6ft, shorter periods, and onshore winds. Quality drops off. The end of the run on Thursday the 27th looks flat and uninteresting.

Final call: Thursday the 13th is your early winner – clean offshore, solid groundswell. The big second window is Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd morning, with chest-to-head high, clean S swell and glassy conditions. The bigger 8ft pulse on Monday is only for the experts. Best of the lot for the experienced.

Rusty.

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