Hunts Bay surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
12.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
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)
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
41
40
40
40
39
38
35
35
34
40
59
42
45
38
37
34
19
19
18
15
20
13
13
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:23AM8.99m
6:44PM9.00m
6:57AM9.05m
7:16PM9.08m
7:29AM9.05m
7:46PM9.10m
Low Tide
12:33PM1.50m
00:42AM1.47m
1:02PM1.47m
1:12AM1.43m
1:30PM1.49m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:47
5:45
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8:37
8:37
8:39
8:42
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
12
16
16
15
15
14
12
12
11
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
11
2
3
3
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
9
12
11
11
11
9
8
8
8
10
11
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
Energy kJ
64
41
40
40
40
39
38
35
35
34
40
59
42
45
38
37
34
19
19
4
15
20
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
5
5
5
1
3
18
9
8
6
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
5
1
E
4
1.1
E
4
1.1
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
4
1
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
60
38
45
49
54
38
18
10
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
339
339
316
316
320
255
255
44
44
49
58
49
49
16
160
145
118
92
86
16
15
15
254
160
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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