Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.73° W

Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.5° 

Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 9PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
5
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.1
SW
12
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
24
16
15
19
25
17
9
7
6
6
6
7
8
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:16PM3.21m
2:46AM3.30m
3:26PM3.07m
4:04AM3.13m
4:48PM3.08m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.96m
9:00PM1.14m
9:50AM1.13m
10:26PM1.23m
11:20AM1.18m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:01
9:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
17
Feels °C
9
11
13
11
12
13
14
14
15
14
12
11
13
12
13
11
11
13
14
13
15
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