Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Llangennith today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Llangennith at 2AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Llangennith. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
66 | 140 | 285 | 327 | 300 | 336 | 311 | 238 | 181 | 232 | 162 | 106 | 82 | 59 | 54 | 49 | 22 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:35PM6.64m | 11:56AM6.32m | 00:23AM6.02m | 12:52PM5.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM1.85m | 5:39AM2.19m | 6:04PM2.43m | 6:31AM2.73m | 7:09PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 292 | 238 | 181 | 232 | 162 | 106 | 82 | 59 | 54 | 49 | 22 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 4 |
— | 10 | — | 10 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | W 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | W 6 | W 6 | N 3 |
66 | 140 | 285 | 327 | 300 | 336 | 311 | — | 11 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 423 | 156 | 243 | 325 | 138 | 13 | 29 | 127 | 362 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 143 | 265 | 1 | 183 |
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