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 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.8° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 4AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.2
SSW
6
0.6
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNW
5
1
N
6
0.1
SW
11
1.2
N
6
1
N
6
0.8
N
5
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
6
9
22
22
10
9
9
15
33
73
5
91
60
35
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:38PM4.46m
11:05AM3.88m
11:24PM4.39m
11:50AM3.73m
00:09AM4.20m
12:36PM3.54m
Low Tide
5:51AM-0.10m
5:59PM0.24m
6:35AM0.04m
6:41PM0.39m
7:19AM0.27m
7:23PM0.61m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:15
5:16
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9:34
9:32
9:31
 mm
Temp °C
22
20
17
15
18
19
19
19
17
14
13
13
13
14
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
Feels °C
19
18
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
10
9
8
8
8
11
13
13
13
13
13
11
12
13
13
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