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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 22 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 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 22). 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)2ft (0.6m)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 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
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
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
212
148
192
117
115
115
92
68
40
39
38
27
46
35
24
24
23
16
16
16
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
0
NNW
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:23PM3.20m
1:48AM3.57m
2:34PM2.97m
3:01AM3.39m
3:54PM2.89m
4:16AM3.31m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.97m
9:17AM0.71m
9:32PM1.11m
10:25AM0.80m
10:41PM1.16m
11:32AM0.82m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:21
9:22
9:23
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
17
17
17
18
18
18
20
11
10
11
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
14
15
15
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.1
SW
13
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
Energy kJ
160
189
148
102
117
115
115
92
7
40
39
38
27
46
35
24
24
23
16
16
16
10
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
Energy kJ
7
7
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
7
8
8
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.6
SW
9
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
212
192
68
5
8
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
15
130
77
15
15
77
130
130
15
15
130
113
113
106
112
112
112
129
112
112
112
112
113
113
Best forecast wave conditions in Lleyn Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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