Llantwit Major Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough one. The entire 16-day window is looking pretty flat and sad. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly messy, and there’s just nothing to get excited about. We’re looking at a long stretch of poor surf conditions with no real standouts at all.

Let’s start with Llantwit Major, the only spot on the cards. It's a point break that’s fairly consistent, but it's not getting any love from the ocean. The swell energy is just pathetic, barely hitting double digits most days, with a combined energy value of only 11 on Wednesday the 29th morning. That’s weak. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothing unusual there.

Through the first few days, from Wednesday the 29th through to Saturday the 2nd, the swell is tiny – between 0.7 ft and 2 ft – and coming from the west, which is cross-on to the point. The wind is mostly cross-onshore and choppy, making what little wave there is a complete mess. We get a bit of a break on Sunday the 2nd afternoon with glassy conditions, but the swell is only 0.7 ft. It’s clean, but you’d be hard-pressed to catch a ripple.

The whole first week is a write-off. The swell stays tiny, never getting above 2 ft, and the wind is either cross-onshore or light offshore, but with no swell to work with, it doesn’t matter. The energy is low, with values like 15, 32, and 14 – all weak.

The second week, from the 5th of August onwards, is somehow even worse. Swell drops to 0.3 ft or 0.7 ft, with energy values in the single digits. The wind occasionally goes glassy, like on Wednesday the 5th morning and Monday the 10th morning, but there’s nothing to surf. It’s just a flat, calm, empty ocean.

There is a tiny bump in energy on Tuesday the 11th afternoon, with a 2 ft west-northwest swell and a period of 5 seconds, giving a combined energy of 27. The wind is a gentle cross-onshore, so it’ll be choppy and weak. Not worth the paddle.

Honestly, there’s no standout here. The best you could hope for is a glassy session on a 0.7 ft day, but that’s more of a float than a surf. For the next 16 days, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, if you’re into that.

Keep your eyes on the forecast, things can change. For now, I’d say save your energy.

Rusty.

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