Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.73° W

Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) sea temperature is
16.9° C
1.1° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 4AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
6
10
10
9
21
21
20
18
17
9
14
26
14
22
25
18
11
8
17
10
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
5
SW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:33AM3.80m
8:52PM4.29m
9:19AM3.95m
9:37PM4.49m
10:02AM4.03m
Low Tide
3:18AM0.13m
3:32PM0.26m
4:04AM-0.10m
4:15PM0.11m
4:46AM-0.19m
4:54PM0.07m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
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8:52
8:50
8:47
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Temp °C
21
20
19
20
23
24
25
24
23
21
21
21
21
21
21
19
17
17
17
17
15
16
17
16
Feels °C
20
16
15
16
21
21
23
23
21
19
20
21
21
21
20
19
16
18
17
16
12
13
14
13
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