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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 BST
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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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (26 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
11
16
20
6
6
6
6
2
12
12
6
1
6
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
S
10
SSW
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:03PM3.11m
6:17AM3.39m
6:49PM3.29m
7:04AM3.46m
7:29PM3.45m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.78m
00:50AM1.01m
1:21PM0.74m
1:41AM0.89m
2:04PM0.71m
2:24AM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:05
5:03
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:25
9:28
9:29
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
23
22
21
21
19
18
17
18
20
23
21
18
16
15
15
18
19
17
14
12
13
12
23
21
22
20
18
19
19
17
16
18
20
23
19
14
12
12
12
17
18
14
10
7
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
SW
16
0.2
E
3
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
2
2
17
19
13
5
1
1
10
1
10
10
10
10
10
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
W
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
12
1
1
6
10
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
3
7
3
6
6
6
6
2
12
1
6
1
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
E
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
Energy kJ
3
11
16
20
1
4
3
6
1
11
19
13
10
4
2
4
19
44
37
41
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
133
132
132
132
132
132
113
113
218
204
188
141
204
204
193
193
282
282
278
258
297
297
140
308
Best forecast wave conditions in Lleyn Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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