
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) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 4AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-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 | 3:18AM0.13m | 3:32PM0.26m | 4:04AM-0.10m | 4:15PM0.11m | 4:46AM-0.19m | 4:54PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSE 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 |
— | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | W 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | W 9 | SW 11 | W 11 | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
— | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 132 | 132 | 187 | 106 | 113 | 129 | 106 | 113 | 106 | 106 | 137 | 137 | 295 | 329 | 147 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 132 | 256 | 132 | 145 | 145 |
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