Caswell Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Wales – Gower, UK)

Caswell Bay Surf Guide
Caswell Bay on Gower is a fairly exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around mid tide. Often Crowded. Crowds may reach hazard levels at this break - consider wearing a lid.
Caswell Bay Spot Info
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fairly consistent | 9.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Caswell Bay:
The best conditions reported for surf at Caswell Bay occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.
What's the best time of year to surf Caswell Bay (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Caswell Bay Location Map
Interactive Caswell Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Caswell Bay is Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Caswell Bay is Cardiff Airport (CWL), also in Wales, 52 km (32 miles) away.
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Tides at Caswell Bay
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Swell History at Caswell Bay
Surf stats for Caswell Bay, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Caswell Bay
Wind stats for Caswell Bay, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
Caswell Bay Reviews:
Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.
It is sufficiently open to the swell to be pretty consistent. As such, it is not a bad indicator beach for Llangennith and the West Gower Reefs which are usually about twice the size.
Low tide at Caswell is a totally useless dumping wave. It is not unusual too see each wave break across the entire width of the beach simultaneously. Stranger still, more often than not there is at least one optimist out there trying to surf it but achieving nothing more than to provide some scale because it generally picks up quite a bit towards high tide.
The reefs at either end of the beach, towards Brandy Cove and Whiteshell Point, can provide surfable waves around low water but since there are much better low-tide options at nearby Langland, these are rarely surfed.
At about mid-tide the waves at Caswell start to take on a bit of shape and size, usually offering a soft wave for learners so it is no surprise that a surf-school operates here in summer. The best of the surf is always found on the Redcliff (west) side and it can actually get quite good if the wind is offshore or light. Very rarely, it can even become a bit hollow.
More often than not, the surf is accompanied by onshore west or southwest winds. The Redcliff provides quite a bit of shelter from this so don't be too worried if the view from the main beach access shows only messy waves; they will always have much better shape around the corner and out of sight.
A long time ago you used to be able to park in front of the Redcliff apartments overlooking the best of the high tide surf. This was very useful for deciding if it was worth going in or not. A security gate means that this is no longer possible and surfers have to park in the main beach car park and either walk up the road and down the steps or else paddle around from the main beach. This can be hard work if the waves have any size.
The cafe at Caswell is open all year and is not a bad option for a hot drink and a bite to eat after a surf. It's nothing like the quality of say the Cafe at Watergate Bay in Cornwall, but it is a big improvement over the previous chips and candy floss establishment.
Your not supposed to park overnight in Caswell car park, but some do. Likewise, you are not supposed to pitch a tent in Bishop's wood Nature reserve beyond the top of the car park, but some do that too.
Apart from these, the nearest official places to stay are various B and B's in Bishopston. Mumbles is a better option because it offers a range of eating and drinking options too but for legal camping with proper facilities, head down The Gower.”
Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:
Discover surf breaks near Caswell Bay. Click below to view there surf guides.
Wave Buoys Nearest To Caswell Bay:
- Closest Wave BuoySEACAMS2 Swansea Bay Waverider6 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyScarweather WaveNet Site11 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyMinehead Waverider34 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyBideford Bay Waverider37 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyHinkley Point 2 Waverider44 mi
Kudos to everyone who helped us debug this over the past 3 months.
Be sure to click on the Advanced Surf option to see extra details about the sea-state. Look out for crossing swells and short period local wind swells and chop that will often spoil a groundswell even if the wind is perfect. As yet there is no allowance for this in the swell rating. This is something we are working on.