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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 18 Oct 2025 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than 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 9AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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

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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
WSW
0.3
WSW
2.1
S
2.2
S
1.5
SSW
1.6
SW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)88812111010788998888998911111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)366321018457538307363522372291211254302249273359589466338249
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SE
45
SE
50
SE
40
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
15
NE
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrossoncross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:12AM
3.27
7:22PM
3.67
7:47AM
3.51
7:58PM
3.85
8:20AM
3.71
8:33PM
3.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:56PM
0.73
2:23AM
0.39
2:34PM
0.56
2:57AM
0.31
3:07PM
0.45
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--7:48-------7:50-------7:52-----
Sunset----6:17-------6:15-------6:13---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1-15882---1222--11-
Temp. °C141313131413121213131415141414141313131313131313
Feels °C (?)8655643234599999778108888
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wales - Lleyn

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) (fresh winds from the SSE at Aberdaron 6 km from Whistling Sands (Porth Oer)). 0.7m 4s local chop from the SSE with a 0.2m 8s swell from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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SSE
Offshore
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