Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.73° W

Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.2° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.5
NW
4
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
55
51
28
19
12
9
7
3
2
1
3
5
5
7
6
4
10
27
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
SSW
15
WSW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
5
NNE
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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