Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Dinllaen today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Dinllaen at 2PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Porth Dinllaen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 30 | 68 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 55 | 59 | 47 | 46 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:59PM3.22m | 1:20AM3.29m | 1:42PM2.98m | 2:07AM2.93m | 2:34PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.54m | 7:50PM0.74m | 8:18AM0.89m | 8:31PM1.03m | 9:00AM1.20m | 9:24PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 6 |
— | 30 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 47 | 46 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | SW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | NW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 |
36 | 3 | 68 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 55 | 59 | — | 5 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 142 | 13 | 372 | 372 | 372 | 287 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 287 | 282 | 287 | 273 | 13 | 136 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 154 | 141 |
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