Overview

Horton is a beach on the south coast of the Gower Peninsula, facing south towards the Bristol Channel. A sandy beach sheltered by cliffs. Conditions in south and south-east winds. Less exposed than Llangennith, offering calmer conditions.

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Spot forecast for horton

Sunrise 07:49 · Sunset 18:13

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 5.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:21 · 5.9 m Low tide 07:40 · 3.6 m High tide 14:20 · 6.2 m Low tide 20:28 · 3.4 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:09 · 6.2 m Low tide 08:57 · 3.3 m High tide 15:38 · 6.7 m Low tide 21:38 · 3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:09 · 6.8 m Low tide 10:02 · 2.8 m High tide 16:29 · 7.3 m Low tide 22:34 · 2.4 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:54 · 7.4 m Low tide 10:54 · 2.2 m High tide 17:12 · 7.9 m Low tide 23:21 · 1.8 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:34 · 8 m Low tide 11:39 · 1.7 m High tide 17:51 · 8.5 m

horton: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

248h

in April · 23 rideable days

The season runs from February to June, peaking in April: 21 rideable days a month and 248 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is July, at 15.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 64%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 64% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 218 mm.

Monthly averages: horton

Monthly averages — horton — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.5	150 h	7 °C	108 mm
February	20.0	204 h	9 °C	161 mm
March	21.5	235 h	11 °C	114 mm
April	23.0	248 h	13 °C	135 mm
May	20.0	197 h	17 °C	72 mm
June	20.0	240 h	17 °C	76 mm
July	15.5	168 h	19 °C	63 mm
August	22.5	268 h	20 °C	74 mm
September	18.5	178 h	16 °C	218 mm
October	20.0	193 h	14 °C	150 mm
November	18.0	162 h	11 °C	136 mm
December	19.5	164 h	9 °C	138 mm

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Technical details of horton spot

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW.

Depending on conditions: ENE, SW, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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