
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 10AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | 64 | 49 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:16PM3.21m | 2:46AM3.30m | 3:26PM3.07m | 4:04AM3.13m | 4:48PM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43AM0.96m | 9:00PM1.14m | 9:50AM1.13m | 10:26PM1.23m | 11:20AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 12 | SW 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 |
29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | W 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
74 | 64 | 49 | 20 | — | 15 | 14 | 23 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 345 | 300 | 277 | 130 | 292 | 15 | 325 | 314 | 310 | 310 | 303 | 298 | 314 | 292 | 292 | 282 | 292 | 288 | 291 | 288 | 292 | 292 | 307 |
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