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Brandy Cove

Swansea · United Kingdom

IntermediateBeach break51.568, -4.043

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An open N-facing rocky beach on the Irish Sea near Swansea, Brandy Cove works on NW–NE groundswell; SE–SW winds offshore, with conditions most reliable april–october.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~16.8°C (62.2°F) on average

Jan

8.9°C

48°F · 7.4–10.4°C

Feb

8.1°C

46.6°F · 7.1–9.1°C

Mar

8.1°C

46.6°F · 6.9–9.2°C

Apr

9.3°C

48.7°F · 7.9–10.7°C

May

11.3°C

52.3°F · 9.7–13.2°C

Jun

13.8°C

56.8°F · 12.6–15.4°C

Jul

15.6°C

60.1°F · 14.2–17.6°C

Aug

17°C

62.6°F · 16.3–18.3°C

Sep

16.8°C

62.2°F · 15.7–18.1°C

Oct

15.4°C

59.7°F · 13.6–17°C

Nov

13°C

55.4°F · 10.9–14.9°C

Dec

10.5°C

50.9°F · 9.2–12.4°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

NW–NE

Best wind

SE–SW

Break type

Beach break

Best season

April–October

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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