Llangennith surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 17 May 2026 BST
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Llangennith surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Llangennith sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Llangennith today?

The current surf forecast for Llangennith at 12PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (17 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (17 May)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
1
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)
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.4
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
2.1
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.3
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
126
104
94
113
131
176
206
225
198
173
121
80
88
73
55
176
221
241
330
465
504
531
649
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
WSW
25
SSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:08AM8.64m
7:30PM8.71m
7:54AM8.67m
8:16PM8.71m
8:41AM8.47m
9:04PM8.50m
Low Tide
1:13PM0.12m
1:37AM0.04m
1:58PM0.16m
2:24AM0.12m
2:45PM0.39m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:20
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:06
9:07
9:08
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
5
4
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
4
5
5
5
2
5
4
4
5
6
7
7
7
9
6
5
7
7
9
7
7
6
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
W
10
0.9
WSW
6
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.4
WSW
16
Energy kJ
14
31
50
73
41
41
198
173
121
80
20
18
55
7
4
4
4
4
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
W
12
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
13
Energy kJ
3
3
40
23
36
33
20
16
2
6
3
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.4
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1
WSW
6
1
SW
6
0.8
SSE
4
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
2.1
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2.3
SW
8
Energy kJ
135
126
104
94
113
131
176
206
225
88
73
19
176
221
241
330
465
504
531
649
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
158
20
362
365
377
377
200
362
138
4
4
127
127
67
289
430
406
403
446
461
453
377
325
325
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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