Llantwit Major surf break

Llantwit Major surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 15 May 2026 BST
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Llantwit Major surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Llantwit Major sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Llantwit Major today?

The current surf forecast for Llantwit Major at 2AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (16 May)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
10 AM
1 PM
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)
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.2
W
9
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
1
W
7
1
W
6
1.1
W
6
0.5
W
12
1.3
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
38
27
13
6
7
7
7
7
11
18
42
71
71
71
85
75
75
69
154
272
183
164
138
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:28PM9.35m
6:50AM9.68m
7:13PM9.83m
7:36AM10.00m
7:58PM10.08m
8:22AM10.05m
Low Tide
00:31AM0.73m
12:55PM0.47m
1:16AM0.37m
1:39PM0.30m
2:02AM0.23m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:59
9:00
9:01
1
1
3
4
1
Temp °C
12
11
8
7
8
9
10
11
12
12
11
10
8
8
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
4
4
2
3
6
7
7
8
8
9
7
6
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
3
2
5
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.5
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.2
W
7
0.5
W
5
0.2
W
8
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.2
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.3
W
12
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
Energy kJ
2
2
13
3
7
7
7
4
11
5
42
71
71
11
47
48
69
41
25
183
164
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
14
0.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
2
2
5
4
4
2
4
1
4
14
13
16
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
6
2
2
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.4
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.9
W
7
1
W
7
1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.6
W
7
Energy kJ
33
38
27
7
18
21
71
85
75
75
64
154
272
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
397
367
331
111
300
300
300
331
334
331
331
336
133
39
249
336
353
372
355
108
110
39
48
74
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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