
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 12AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:51PM4.40m | 10:19AM3.97m | 10:38PM4.46m | 11:05AM3.88m | 11:24PM4.39m | 11:50AM3.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.20m | 5:05AM-0.11m | 5:16PM0.18m | 5:51AM-0.10m | 5:59PM0.24m | 6:35AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | ESE 3 | — | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
— | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | S 6 | — | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | E 3 | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
— | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 179 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 262 | 178 | 113 | 178 | 178 | 218 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 1553 | 1553 | 1553 | 327 | 311 | 310 | 325 | 325 | 325 |
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