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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 30 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
12.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)--
Afternoon (30 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (30 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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)
0.4
SW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
1
SW
5
0.5
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
1.1
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
42
58
71
94
91
90
189
182
278
65
68
30
30
29
29
10
10
82
66
66
68
73
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
35
S
30
S
35
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:43PM3.68m
9:02AM3.59m
9:18PM3.73m
9:38AM3.57m
9:54PM3.74m
10:14AM3.51m
Low Tide
3:17PM0.68m
3:38AM0.62m
3:50PM0.68m
4:14AM0.59m
4:24PM0.70m
4:50AM0.61m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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5:01
5:00
5:00
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9:30
9:30
9:32
9:34
1
2
3
9
1
13
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
10
9
10
9
10
10
9
10
9
10
8
9
8
7
7
8
7
9
10
8
9
11
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.9
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
7
Energy kJ
18
18
42
58
71
38
39
27
189
97
60
47
30
30
29
29
10
10
10
10
7
68
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
19
6
6
94
91
90
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
2
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
3
2
8
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
1
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
Energy kJ
5
9
16
41
47
182
278
65
68
62
61
72
83
114
108
82
66
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
15
207
125
71
125
250
15
15
312
307
71
71
48
189
163
207
189
189
163
256
189
15
15
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Lleyn Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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