Porthor (Whistling Sands)

Methlem • United Kingdom flag United Kingdom
228 windy days
/ year
Water type
sea
Beach type
—
Crowd
—
Rider level
—
Tide dependent
—
Tidal range (low–high difference)
3.9 m
Waves
flat, small, medium, big

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Wind

Wind strength (kt)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Kite Jungle score
Windy days (12+ days)*
2318831
23191141
2116820
148310
148310
169300
158200
1811610
1712610
2318931
21171041
23191362
Dominant wind direction
wind 224º
wind 225º
wind 218º
wind 183º
wind 219º
wind 221º
wind 220º
wind 219º
wind 222º
wind 222º
wind 224º
wind 225º
Avg. wind (kt)
15
16
14
11
11
11
11
12
12
15
15
16
Avg. wind (12+ days)**
171923
182022
161821
151822
151721
151720
1416–
161821
171822
171921
182022
192123
Windy days by wind strength
Wind rose
Wind speed (kt)
Avg. gusts (12+ days)
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Weather
Weather
Air temp. (high/low)
8º 6º
9º 6º
10º 6º
11º 7º
14º 10º
16º 12º
17º 14º
18º 15º
17º 14º
14º 12º
12º 9º
10º 7º
Water temperature
9º
8º
8º
9º
11º
13º
15º
16º
16º
14º
12º
10º
Sunny days
Rainy days
Rainfall (mm)
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Waves
Flat days
Wave days (1+ m)
Wave height (m)
Swell direction & period (s)
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* Days with at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) of wind for at least 2h during daytime. Excluding thermal wind, unless the estimate is applied.

** Average wind for days that get at least 12+ kt (or other threshold) during daytime. Ie days with "no wind" are excluded. Does not include thermal boost.

Data stats by Kite Jungle are based on Open-Meteo.com and other sources More

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