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) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 7PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 80 | 117 | 123 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:19AM3.97m | 10:38PM4.46m | 11:05AM3.88m | 11:24PM4.39m | 11:50AM3.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.18m | 5:51AM-0.10m | 5:59PM0.24m | 6:35AM0.04m | 6:41PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 11 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 80 | 117 | 123 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 178 | 178 | 189 | 364 | 193 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 1553 | 975 | 327 | 311 | 323 | 325 | 364 | 325 | 325 | 302 | 325 | |
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