
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 4AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 11 | 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 4 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:42AM3.57m | 8:04PM3.98m | 8:33AM3.80m | 8:52PM4.29m | 9:19AM3.95m | 9:37PM4.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM0.46m | 2:46PM0.49m | 3:18AM0.13m | 3:32PM0.26m | 4:04AM-0.10m | 4:15PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — |
— | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 257 | 303 | 303 | 307 | 314 | 324 | 257 | 252 | 113 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 106 | 132 | 145 | 129 | 132 | 129 | 129 | 130 | 298 | 306 | 295 | 147 |
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