Surf Forecasts:
Pors Ar Vag surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, W swell with 1,121 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pors Ar Vag this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Pors Ar Vag in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pors Ar Vag over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 48 | 40 | 34 | 18 | 102 | 194 | 83 | 320 | 442 | 207 | 696 | 720 | 724 | 349 | 463 | 762 | 783 | 651 | 424 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:12PM5.25m | 4:32AM5.32m | 4:50PM5.73m | 5:08AM5.79m | 5:25PM6.20m | 5:42AM6.24m | 5:59PM6.60m | 6:16AM6.61m | 6:33PM6.90m | 6:51AM6.87m | 7:08PM7.07m | 7:27AM6.98m | 7:44PM7.06m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM1.51m | 11:46AM1.32m | 00:07AM1.03m | 12:21PM0.89m | 00:41AM0.64m | 12:55PM0.57m | 1:14AM0.35m | 1:28PM0.36m | 1:47AM0.21m | 2:01PM0.29m | 2:20AM0.21m | 2:34PM0.36m | 2:52AM0.35m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | W 9 | W 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 48 | 40 | 34 | 18 | 35 | 59 | 83 | — | — | 207 | — | — | 724 | 349 | — | — | 783 | 651 | 424 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | SSW 6 | WSW 9 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | — | 18 | 17 | 102 | 194 | 47 | 320 | 442 | 62 | 696 | 720 | — | 47 | 463 | 762 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 39 | 19 | 19 | 268 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 187 | 271 | 8 | 513 | 471 | 8 | 238 | 517 | 517 | 325 | 26 | 8 |
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