Surf Forecasts:
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) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 7PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | 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 | 3:32PM0.26m | 4:04AM-0.10m | 4:15PM0.11m | 4:46AM-0.19m | 4:54PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | W 9 | NW 3 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 27 | 32 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 112 | 113 | 112 | 106 | 113 | 106 | 106 | 130 | 137 | 295 | 256 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 149 | 499 | 499 | 145 | 145 |
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