Llangennith surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 18 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 6PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 May)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (18 May)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.9
SSW
6
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
8
2.3
SW
8
2.2
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
321
290
244
110
182
297
479
477
595
624
734
958
1216
1431
1707
3068
2717
2274
1876
1712
1163
874
776
646
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
35
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:54AM8.67m
8:16PM8.71m
8:41AM8.47m
9:04PM8.50m
9:31AM8.09m
9:54PM8.13m
Low Tide
1:58PM0.16m
2:24AM0.12m
2:45PM0.39m
3:13AM0.41m
3:34PM0.78m
4:06AM0.84m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:18
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:07
9:08
9:09
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
11
11
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
5
4
5
5
5
4
7
7
7
6
6
4
3
5
6
6
8
8
9
9
11
10
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
1.2
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
10
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.4
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
Energy kJ
58
38
37
110
19
4
4
4
97
1712
1163
874
776
646
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
35
20
19
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
0.9
S
4
1.6
SW
6
1.9
SSW
6
2.1
SW
7
2.1
SW
8
2.3
SW
8
2.2
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
321
290
244
33
182
297
479
477
595
624
734
958
1216
1431
1707
3068
2717
2274
1876
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
142
314
268
266
289
406
406
415
434
421
421
396
379
379
325
325
325
419
354
127
53
67
67
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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