Kenfig Sands surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 BST
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Kenfig Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kenfig Sands sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kenfig Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Kenfig Sands at 9PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Kenfig Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)10101212121212121111111099910101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1135961114110828766927897636865604803393123403553053122642261721361199492
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:59PM
6.64
4:40AM
6.71
5:06PM
7.22
5:35AM
7.30
5:56PM
7.83
6:18AM
7.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:33PM
2.40
11:00AM
2.30
11:33PM
1.84
11:50AM
1.73
12:16AM
1.31
12:29PM
1.23
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:54-------6:56--
Sunset-7:25-------7:22-------7:21------
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11-1111-----------------
Temp. °C171717161617171918181717171717181918171615151617
Feels °C (?)111314131513121614151515161616182018181615151516
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wales - South East

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 26 km away suggest it is still onshore at Kenfig Sands (moderate winds from the WSW at St Athan). A 1.9m swell from the WSW

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26 km away, 1 h 8 min ago

22 km/h
WSW
0.0
17.5
Air / Water (°C)
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