Whistling Sands (Porth Oer) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get honest about what we’ve got on the horizon. I’ve stared at the charts for this spot and, well, it’s a tough one. There just isn't a single good surf option in the full 16-day window. The forecast shows a long, flat run with only tiny, weak pulses and almost always the wrong wind. It’s one of those periods where you’re better off waxing the longboard for a cruise or just taking a break.

We start off on Wednesday, August 5th, with a bit of a lumpy, cross-onshore mess at Whistling Sands (Porth Oer). The swell is 4 ft from the WSW, but with a short, weak period of 6 seconds and a fresh 30 km/h cross-on wind, it’s just blown-out and poor. The combined energy is only 120, so it’s barely a pulse. Water temp is sitting at 61°F, which is dead average for this time of year.

The rest of the first week and into the second is a total write-off. We see tiny waves from the 6th through the 10th of August, mostly under 2 ft, with periods as short as 4 seconds. The wind does go clean and cross-off a few times, like on the morning of the 9th, but there’s just no swell to push through. The energy readings are in the teens and twenties, which is whisper-quiet.

There’s a stretch from the 11th to the 16th of August where the swell almost flatlines. We get some glassy mornings on the 13th and 14th, but the swell is barely 2 ft with a paltry 8 seconds—just not enough to break properly. The afternoon of the 14th gets a cross-on chop, killing even the slop.

The tail end of the run, from the 17th of August onward, shows a tiny uptick. On the 17th, we get 2 ft from the SW, but the period is still a weak 6 seconds, and the wind is cross-off, so it stays clean. The energy is a bit better at 26-39, but it’s still not quality surf. The 18th of August sees a bit more size (up to 3 ft from the north) but the wind goes strong cross-onshore, making it a messy, choppy washout. The 20th of August has a surge of energy up to 129, but with a near gale blowing 55 km/h, it’s a complete write-off for paddling—that kind of setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Honestly, there’s no standout day here. The pattern is persistent small surf and poor conditions. For this area, a blank run like this is more normal than you’d hope. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, I’d leave the boards in the car.

Rusty.

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