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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 29 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) today (30 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 12AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)--
Afternoon (30 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (30 May)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
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)
0.9
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.8
SW
6
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
50
43
30
22
17
18
24
19
18
42
58
71
94
91
195
189
84
84
65
73
43
30
29
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:07PM3.58m
8:24AM3.57m
8:43PM3.68m
9:02AM3.59m
9:18PM3.73m
9:38AM3.57m
Low Tide
2:42PM0.68m
3:02AM0.69m
3:17PM0.68m
3:38AM0.62m
3:50PM0.68m
4:14AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:30
9:30
9:32
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.8
SW
6
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
8
14
12
11
11
17
18
24
18
18
42
58
71
94
91
195
84
84
48
47
43
30
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
5
9
9
9
10
10
1
8
19
6
6
68
30
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
9
9
10
7
3
2
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
42
50
43
30
22
12
9
7
7
10
12
21
23
25
25
21
189
25
37
65
73
4
33
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Distance (km)
256
145
145
130
106
77
139
256
256
207
125
71
71
125
278
15
278
278
71
71
71
161
77
139
Best forecast wave conditions in Lleyn Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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