
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 4PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
95 | 109 | 96 | 93 | 0 | 86 | 73 | 77 | 102 | 106 | 111 | 97 | 98 | 80 | 99 | 87 | 67 | 39 | 16 | 20 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | 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 | |||||||||||||||
5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | W 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 86 | 73 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 9 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NW 3 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 |
95 | 109 | 96 | 93 | 56 | 26 | 4 | 77 | 102 | 106 | 111 | 97 | 98 | 80 | 99 | 87 | 67 | 39 | 16 | 20 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 316 | 314 | 314 | 137 | 15 | 314 | 359 | 499 | 562 | 499 | 15 | 498 | 467 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 310 |
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