
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 3AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 55 | 51 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:24PM3.79m | 9:40AM3.52m | 9:56PM3.95m | 10:12AM3.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM0.60m | 4:21AM0.46m | 4:26PM0.49m | 4:56AM0.36m | 5:00PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | 28 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | W 12 | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
21 | 55 | 51 | 27 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 288 | 295 | 178 | 10 | 339 | 467 | 538 | 633 | 327 | 327 | 288 | 288 | 308 | 308 | 307 | 318 | 648 | 2097 | 179 |
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