Oxwich Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, it's Rusty here. Let's take a look at the surf situation for the Gower, focusing on Oxwich Point.

First things first, the water is running much warmer than normal for the time of year, so you might get away with a thinner wettie or even a spring suit if you're brave.

To be straight with you, the next 16 days are a tough watch. The forecast is a real flat spell with hardly any energy showing up. There's a tiny pulse of swell around Sunday the 26th of July, but even that's nothing to write home about. For the most part, we're looking at tiny waves, often under 1ft, with weak wave energy. You'll be staring at a lot of flat, glassy water for the first week and a half, with only a few days where a small, weak wave might appear. The run of poor surf is long, with hardly any real options.

The best of a bad bunch, and I mean the only chance to get a wet suit on, is around Sunday the 26th of July. On Sunday morning, the wind will be offshore from the WNW at 16 mph, and we'll see a modest 3ft swell from the WSW, but it's a short period windswell at just 6 seconds. The combined energy will be weak (68). It's not great, and the short period means it'll be a bit messy and weak. The afternoon picks up a little with a 4ft swell from the W, but the wind shifts cross-offshore. The energy climbs to a moderate 184, but it's still a short period windswell. This is for experienced surfers only; the small size and short period won't give you much to work with.

After that, it drops right back off again. The waves are gone by Monday the 27th, and we're back to flat, clean but useless conditions. The week after that offers nothing but tiny, poor surf with onshore winds and rain showers. It's a genuine flat spell, so don't hold your breath.

Rusty.

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