Marloes Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.72° N 5.21° W

Marloes Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Marloes Sands sea temperature is
17.3° C
0.8° 

Marloes Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Marloes Sands today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Marloes Sands at 8AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
W
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.6
WSW
6
2
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
43
37
30
37
27
17
26
98
176
139
85
71
66
68
66
107
170
182
182
206
218
360
415
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
25
W
25
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:00AM5.57m
10:19PM5.60m
10:37AM5.22m
10:57PM5.13m
11:16AM4.83m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.33m
4:17PM0.52m
4:39AM0.72m
4:53PM0.91m
5:14AM1.16m
5:32PM1.34m
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rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
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8:40
8:38
8:36
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
16
15
15
16
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
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17
17
Feels °C
17
18
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
16
14
12
14
15
14
13
14
11
9
9
9
11
10
11
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