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Porth Neigwl

Lleyn Peninsula, North Wales, UK (Wales)
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Porth Neigwl--or Hell's Mouth--is a sweeping 3-mile beach on the Lleyn Peninsula that catches SW-S swells.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
0
Poor
0.8m
@9s
33km/h
Mon
16
0
Poor
0.8m
@18s
30km/h
Tue
17
0
Poor
1.3m
@9s
31km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.8m
SW(227°)
Score: 3/25
Period
9s
Short period / windswell
Score: 9/25
Wind
33km/h
SW(236°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
9°C
0.2mm80%
Windswell Component
1.2mSW@4s
Secondary Swell
0.2mWSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:01 am
High tide - 0.70m
12:47 pm
Low tide - -1.19m
6:13 pm
High tide - 0.72m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction14/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period9/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score26/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-11
🌊💨 Windswell-7
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-8
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (210°)
Direction range
190° - 250°
Size range
1m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NNE (20°)
Offshore range
350° - 60°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low

Water temp

11°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

6/10

Best Season

Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Secondary: Mar-May

Getting There

Airport
LPL
Drive time
150 min
Data quality
verified

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