Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.73° W

Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.3° 

Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 2PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
1.2
SW
6
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
7
1.2
WSW
4
1.5
W
5
1.5
W
5
1
SW
7
1
WSW
7
1.1
W
6
1.3
WNW
5
1.2
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.8
NW
5
0.5
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
28
109
125
121
0
0
96
84
61
120
129
91
93
78
84
86
92
69
32
16
20
10
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
W
25
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:35PM3.54m
00:55AM3.78m
1:21PM3.39m
1:44AM3.54m
2:16PM3.21m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.58m
7:17PM0.80m
7:54AM0.76m
8:01PM0.97m
8:43AM0.96m
9:00PM1.14m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:06
9:04
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
15
14
14
15
17
17
16
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
14
11
7
7
8
12
11
10
7
7
8
8
10
11
11
13
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