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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) today?

The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 4PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1668888888888777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)253093053063142392221711491451209475626045373023161616715
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:46AM
3.21
7:07PM
3.18
7:26AM
3.43
7:45PM
3.34
8:02AM
3.65
8:19PM
3.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
0.94
1:55AM
0.88
2:22PM
0.73
2:32AM
0.69
2:59PM
0.55
3:07AM
0.53
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise8:22-------8:22-------8:21-------
Sunset--4:34-------4:35-------4:37-----
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C889988888898888877788888
Feels °C (?)-1-201-1-1011232223323345565
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