Surf Forecasts:
Oxwich Point surf forecast from 19 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, W swell with 100 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Oxwich Point this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Oxwich Point in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 25) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oxwich Point over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let's have a look at what’s on the cards for the Gower. I’m looking at Oxwich Point for the next couple of weeks, and I gotta be honest with you – it’s a proper waiting game. The spot itself is a sheltered reef, pretty consistent when it gets the right lick of swell. Water temps are way warmer than usual for the time of year at 69°F, that’s a real treat.
For the next week and a bit, it’s pretty much a flat spell. There’s barely a ripple. From Sunday the 19th right through to Saturday the 26th of July, the surf is tiny – we’re talking 0.3ft to 0.7ft here. That’s not enough to get excited about. The winds are often clean or offshore, which would be perfect normally, but there's just no ocean energy to work with. The combined swell energy is basically nothing, often in single digits throughout this period. It’s heartbreaking, but that's what we've got.
There is a brief flash of something on Sunday the 26th of July. We see a pulse of 4ft swell rolling in from the west, but it’s only got a 6-second period. That’s short-period wind swell, real weak and crumbly. The combined energy is still only moderate at around 100, and the onshore winds look to mess it up. It won't be worth the wet suit.
Then we come into the last few days of July and the start of August. There are hints of a more promising direction with some west-northwest swell and clean offshore breezes. On Monday the 28th, we see a glassy morning with a little 2ft west swell – still tiny. The best-looking morning might be Thursday the 30th of July with a 2ft west-northwest swell and moderate offshore winds. The combined energy stays low though, in the 20s and 40s, never really kicking off.
Honestly, and I hate to say it, through this whole 16-day run, nothing stands out as worth the drive. The swell heights never get above 4ft, and that one instance is poor quality. The longer-period swells that show up later, like an 11-second period on the 3rd of August, only have 1.0ft of height, so it’s all show and no go. There’s nothing here for any skill level – not for beginners, not for experts.
It's a blank spell for surf. Hopefully the forecasts start looking better soon because this run of small, weak swell is a proper bummer.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 19 | W 19 | W 9 | SW 18 | W 18 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 12 | W 6 | W 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:33AM7.74m | 10:54PM7.85m | 11:17AM7.27m | 11:38PM7.27m | 12:02PM6.78m | 00:26AM6.68m | 12:53PM6.31m | 1:21AM6.18m | 1:54PM5.96m | 2:29AM5.85m | 3:07PM5.83m | 3:44AM5.81m | 4:19PM5.96m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.98m | 5:07AM1.15m | 5:22PM1.45m | 5:51AM1.66m | 6:09PM1.94m | 6:39AM2.15m | 7:04PM2.39m | 7:36AM2.55m | 8:09PM2.70m | 8:45AM2.76m | 9:24PM2.78m | 9:58AM2.73m | 10:35PM2.61m | ||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 3 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | SW 18 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 15 | SW 15 | W 14 | W 8 | — | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 19 | W 19 | — | W 11 | W 18 | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | — | W 3 | N 3 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 336 | 358 | 195 | 195 | 89 | 146 | 195 | 198 | 393 | 759 | 198 | 372 | 399 | 360 | 903 | 890 | 908 | 787 | 319 | 405 |
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