Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right off the bat, I’ve got to be straight with you: if you’re looking for a clean, rideable wave at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) over this stretch, you’re going to be left wanting. This spot is sheltered and inconsistent at the best of times, and this forecast is a long, flat, and bumpy road. The water temp is about average for this time of year, which is something, I guess.

The run starts on Saturday the 12th with a bit of a push—7ft of messy, short-period swell from the southwest—but it’s getting hammered by a strong cross-shore wind. The wave energy is moderate (411), but it’s all chop and no shape. Forget it. That kind of energy gets cancelled out by the wind. Sunday the 13th drops right off to under 3ft, and it’s still not clean. Monday the 14th has a small, clean window with a light cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is a weak 4ft with a short period, and the energy is weak (87). It’s nothing to get excited about.

We’ve got a real dead stretch from the 15th through the 18th. There’s surf on the charts, but it’s tiny, weak, and mostly blown out. The 16th sees a little bump from the NNW, but it’s still under 5ft and the wind is all over it. By the 18th, it’s down to ankle-biters with almost no energy (26 and 13). This is a proper lull.

Then, on Saturday the 19th, we see a pulse of bigger swell—8ft from the southwest with moderate energy (490)—but the wind is a fresh cross-shore, and it’s lumpy as all hell. The period is only 7 seconds, so it’s going to be a mess. The afternoon cleans up a touch with a cross-offshore, but the size and short period still make it a grovel at best. This is the biggest surf of the window, but it’s not the best.

The week after that is a write-off. From the 20th through the 25th, it’s mostly tiny, onshore, and weak. There’s a moment on Wednesday the 23rd afternoon where it goes glassy with a tiny 3ft swell, but the energy is a paltry 21 and the period is a dismal 4 seconds. It’s barely a ripple. The 25th has a clean offshore breeze, but the swell is down to 1ft. There’s nothing to ride.

We get one last pulse on the 27th—a 6ft west swell with moderate energy (177)—but the period is short (6 seconds), and the wind is a fresh cross-shore making it lumpy. It’s still poor.

Honestly, there is not a single standout session in this entire 16-day window. The only real size day on the 19th is ruined by the wind. It’s just a long, flat, and bumpy run for this inconsistent little beach. The water’s average, the wind’s mostly wrong, and the swell is either too small, too short-period, or too wind-blown to do anything with. If you’ve got a kite, save your energy for the days with the strong cross-shore winds, because for a paddle surfer, this is a no-go. It tends not to stay this bad forever, but this stretch is a long one.

Rusty.

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