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 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) at 10AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
64
49
24
16
15
14
23
15
9
6
6
6
7
8
16
12
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
5
WSW
10
NW
10
N
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:16PM3.21m
2:46AM3.30m
3:26PM3.07m
4:04AM3.13m
4:48PM3.08m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.96m
9:00PM1.14m
9:50AM1.13m
10:26PM1.23m
11:20AM1.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
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>
5:43
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:01
9:00
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
12
11
11
16
15
15
16
13
12
11
13
14
13
13
11
12
13
13
13
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