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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 23 May 2026 BST
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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
11.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
1 AM
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.6
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
136
115
76
41
40
28
27
27
26
44
34
24
23
16
16
16
10
10
9
9
9
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:34PM2.97m
3:01AM3.39m
3:54PM2.89m
4:16AM3.31m
5:06PM2.96m
Low Tide
9:17AM0.71m
9:32PM1.11m
10:25AM0.80m
10:41PM1.16m
11:32AM0.82m
11:49PM1.11m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:07
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:22
9:23
9:24
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
16
18
19
19
19
19
20
21
23
23
23
23
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
9
11
12
15
16
16
17
17
19
21
22
23
23
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.6
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
Energy kJ
171
98
115
76
41
40
28
27
27
26
44
34
24
23
16
16
16
10
10
9
9
9
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
7
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
10
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
136
8
17
20
15
8
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
77
15
130
15
130
130
15
106
106
106
130
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
113
187
113
113
113
132
Best forecast wave conditions in Lleyn Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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