Swansea Bay
Swansea · United Kingdom
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Swansea Bay is a SW-facing sand beach on the United Kingdom shoreline — it catches S–W swell, and offshore N–E winds tidy the banks through april–october.
Today's surf at Swansea Bay
Updated 11:16 spot time
Swansea Bay surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 0.8 m–1.5 m head high to overhead, 1.0 m SW swell at 4.9 s. Wind up to 35 km/h S. Water 18°C. Best surf window around 17:00 — fun (3/5) with 23 km/h WNW wind.
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
S–W
Best wind
N–E
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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