Overview

Swansea Bay is a large urban bay facing the Bristol Channel. The south-east facing sandy beach offers conditions in south and south-east winds. An accessible urban spot with the Swansea seafront promenade. Significant tidal range of the Bristol Channel.

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Spot forecast for Swansea

Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 18:12

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

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Swell and waves

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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 4.9 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:29 · 6.2 m Low tide 07:45 · 3.6 m High tide 14:28 · 6.5 m Low tide 20:30 · 3.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:14 · 6.5 m Low tide 09:00 · 3.4 m High tide 15:44 · 7 m Low tide 21:40 · 3.1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:14 · 7.1 m Low tide 10:04 · 2.9 m High tide 16:35 · 7.6 m Low tide 22:37 · 2.5 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:00 · 7.8 m Low tide 10:58 · 2.3 m High tide 17:18 · 8.3 m Low tide 23:25 · 1.9 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:40 · 8.4 m Low tide 11:44 · 1.7 m High tide 17:57 · 8.9 m

Swansea: 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

227h

in April · 20.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are August, December and April, at 21 rideable days and 14 °C. The low point is July, at 13.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 209 mm.

Monthly averages: Swansea

Monthly averages — Swansea — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.0	129 h	7 °C	126 mm
February	20.0	191 h	9 °C	181 mm
March	20.0	217 h	11 °C	131 mm
April	20.5	227 h	14 °C	144 mm
May	18.5	171 h	17 °C	93 mm
June	19.5	201 h	18 °C	71 mm
July	13.5	124 h	20 °C	52 mm
August	21.5	234 h	20 °C	87 mm
September	16.0	157 h	17 °C	209 mm
October	18.5	181 h	14 °C	153 mm
November	17.5	149 h	11 °C	163 mm
December	21.0	164 h	9 °C	175 mm

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Technical details of Swansea 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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FW9370 Swansea UK3.8 kmsource madis - NOAA

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FW9390 Swansea UK8.2 km

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Llethryd9.9 km

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