Surf Forecasts:
Pors Ar Vag surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, WNW swell with 75 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 0.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pors Ar Vag over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 55 | 58 | 54 | 75 | 52 | 34 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 44 | 45 | 54 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:47PM6.05m | 6:04AM5.99m | 6:22PM6.34m | 6:39AM6.25m | 6:56PM6.56m | 7:14AM6.43m | 7:31PM6.69m | 7:50AM6.53m | 8:08PM6.70m | 8:28AM6.51m | 8:46PM6.58m | 9:09AM6.35m | 9:29PM6.32m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM1.03m | 1:08AM0.84m | 1:21PM0.78m | 1:41AM0.63m | 1:55PM0.63m | 2:15AM0.52m | 2:28PM0.59m | 2:47AM0.51m | 3:00PM0.65m | 3:19AM0.59m | 3:33PM0.79m | 3:52AM0.76m | 4:06PM1.01m | 4:26AM1.01m | |||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:49 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 59 | 55 | 58 | 54 | 1 | 52 | 34 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 44 | 45 | 54 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 5 | — | — | — | SW 4 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WSW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 2 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 7 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 75 | — | — | 48 | — | — | 1 | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 527 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 828 | 24 | 20 | 526 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 9 | 24 | 226 | 19 | 53 | 257 | 37 |
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