Surf Forecasts:
Pors Ar Vag surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, WNW swell with 611 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pors Ar Vag this week:
The surf forecast for Pors Ar Vag over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Pors Ar Vag in the next 16 days are 1.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pors Ar Vag over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 52 | 44 | 431 | 340 | 224 | 107 | 108 | 194 | 579 | 503 | 400 | 192 | 132 | 80 | 53 | 46 | 256 | 404 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:49AM6.22m | 5:09PM6.65m | 5:31AM6.61m | 5:50PM6.94m | 6:10AM6.85m | 6:28PM7.04m | 6:46AM6.93m | 7:04PM6.96m | 7:22AM6.84m | 7:39PM6.72m | 7:56AM6.58m | 8:13PM6.34m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM0.47m | 12:08PM0.42m | 00:31AM0.12m | 12:48PM0.13m | 1:08AM-0.04m | 1:24PM0.04m | 1:42AM0.00m | 1:57PM0.12m | 2:14AM0.21m | 2:29PM0.36m | 2:43AM0.53m | 2:58PM0.70m | 3:10AM0.92m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
 | 8:43 | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 4 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 52 | 38 | 431 | 340 | 224 | 107 | 108 | 194 | 579 | 503 | 400 | 192 | 132 | 80 | 53 | 46 | 8 | 404 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | — | S 13 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 49 | 29 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 105 | — | 3 | — | 92 | 39 | 36 | 20 | 18 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WNW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 26 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 256 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 3 |
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