Hunts Bay surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BST
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Hunts Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hunts Bay sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hunts Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Hunts Bay at 12AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)--
Afternoon (18 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (18 May)5ft (1.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Hunts Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.4
SW
7
1.5
SW
7
1.6
SW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
135
171
247
310
328
328
247
181
117
94
100
189
242
313
519
666
753
1068
1045
1146
2635
2310
1901
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:36PM9.58m
8:03AM9.54m
8:22PM9.58m
8:51AM9.39m
9:10PM9.41m
9:40AM9.09m
Low Tide
1:17PM1.01m
1:40AM1.02m
2:03PM1.05m
2:28AM1.10m
2:49PM1.23m
3:17AM1.32m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:05
9:07
9:07
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
4
4
4
2
5
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
4
4
6
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.4
SW
7
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
15
0.5
W
16
0.9
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
102
132
64
63
46
25
23
2
19
94
100
189
7
4
134
395
2343
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
19
Energy kJ
23
67
43
46
10
19
2
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
0.7
S
4
0.3
SE
3
1.5
SW
7
1.6
SW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
108
135
171
247
310
328
328
247
181
117
12
2
242
313
519
666
753
1068
1045
1146
2635
2310
1901
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
5
4
4
Distance (km)
368
368
368
368
144
137
137
130
109
276
276
394
392
66
430
365
396
368
395
365
440
439
320
320
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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