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Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 GMT
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Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) sea temperature is
9.9° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) today?

The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 3PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)8ft (2.4m)11s

Table - waves today at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
NW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.7
SW
2.2
SSW
3
SSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)11111111111111111111101061010101010667888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1682150814221396137112151048913862191313231141138115117250305038780711761048682
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
45
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
50
S
50
S
45
S
30
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crossononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
2.88
3:57AM
2.76
4:27PM
2.82
5:05AM
2.85
5:32PM
2.88
6:00AM
3.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13AM
1.41
10:00PM
1.36
10:35AM
1.46
11:17PM
1.37
11:56AM
1.35
12:24AM
1.26
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise8:26-------8:25-------8:25-------
Sunset--4:27-------4:29-------4:30-----
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--1----22----------11131
Temp. °C1110101010101097777777788877899
Feels °C (?)32211222-3-1-1-2-1-1011-1-2-4-4-224
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