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Today at Traeth Porthor: Good for paddleboarding — 77/100 for expert level. Wind 14 kn E · Tide -0.9 to 0.2 m. Best window around 10:00 UTC. Today's conditions at Traeth Porthor: 0.4m waves with strong offshore wind. Wing Foiling looks Epic! in the morning, with Kite Foiling also worth considering. Water temperature is 15°C / 59°F.
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Traeth Porthor faces NW, open to the prevailing swell and wind. For paddleboarding that is the hard direction: expect the surface to be workable only when the forecast genuinely drops, not on an average day.
Today's wind is cross-shore at 14 kn. At that strength expect a textured surface for paddleboarding, and the shelter of the bay to matter more than the forecast number.
Over the published window Traeth Porthor clears 60/100 for paddleboarding at Intermediate, Advanced, Expert levels — that is who this spot is for on this sport. Today, 1 of 10 daylight hours clear that line at Intermediate.
Among the 31 scored spots within reach today, Traeth Porthor ranks 31st for paddleboarding. The order changes by discipline: the same conditions that put a spot top for one sport can drop it down the list for another.
Satellite-derived bathymetry with 10 m pixels and 10 cm vertical resolution out to ~40 m depth. The shape of the seabed is what determines where and how waves break.
Most apps run a single global model at 9–25 km. We blend regional NWP from national meteorological offices at 1.3–2 km — UK Met Office UKV, Météo-France AROME HD, ItaliaMeteo ICON-2I — with ECMWF IFS for the 8-day horizon. Finer resolution means the sea breeze, cliff funnelling and bay shadowing that changes everything for a session.
A nearshore wave model propagates the spectrum across the bathymetric mesh — modelling refraction, shoaling, dissipation, focusing and breaking as it goes. Most apps stop at swell + wind. We go further.
10 sport models × 4 ability levels weight wave height, period, wind, tide and breaking conditions differently — calibrated against ridden sessions so the scores mean what they say.
This is a small, sheltered sandy cove, National Trust managed, with fine-grained sand that squeaks underfoot. It's a fairly exposed, inconsistent beach break with left and right waves, suited to surfing, bodyboarding, and kayaking, best in winter and early spring on a SW swell with SE offshore wind. Submerged rocks sit in the water and strong rips are present; surfing is best at high tide. There is no lifeguard service; take extra care before entering.
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Wind at Traeth Porthor today: 14 kn E (gusting 27 kn). Wind direction relative to the shore affects paddleboarding conditions significantly — offshore winds produce cleaner, glassier surfaces while onshore winds add chop. These are daily averages; the 4Shor app shows hourly detail.
Waves at Traeth Porthor today: 0.7 m, 10 s period from S, mushy character. 4Shor derives nearshore wave conditions from ECMWF IFS 9-km atmospheric data and the IBI regional ocean model, updated hourly.
The best window for paddleboarding at Traeth Porthor today is around 10:00 UTC, when conditions score 60/100 for intermediate level. Conditions can shift by the hour — the 4Shor app shows the full 24-hour score chart.
For beginners, Traeth Porthor scores 76/100 today for wing foiling — Good. A score of 65–79 is Good for a beginner; 80+ is Excellent (90+ is Epic!); below 45 the session is usually not worth it. 4Shor scores every location across Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert levels.
Traeth Porthor is scored for Surfing, Windsurfing, Kite Surfing, Kite Foiling, Wing Foiling, E-Foiling, Paddleboarding, Swimming, Kayaking, Canoeing in the 4Shor forecast system. Conditions are rated Beginner through Expert for each sport, updated every hour, so you always know whether the session is worth the drive.
Traeth Porthor is a coastal location near Rhydlios in United Kingdom. It is one of more than 2,500 European water-sport locations scored daily by 4Shor.
4Shor's ShorSense™ system combines satellite-derived seafloor mapping, nearshore wave models, wind and tide data to generate a hyper-local forecast. At Traeth Porthor, conditions are scored hourly on a 0–100 scale for each sport and ability level. A score of 80+ means Excellent (90+ Epic!); 65–79 is Good; below 45 the session is usually not worth the drive.
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