Pobbles Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Wales – Gower, UK)

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Pobbles Beach Surf Guide

Pobbles Beach on Gower is a quite exposed beach and point break that only works once in a while with no particular seasonal pattern. The best wind direction is from the north with some shelter here from northwest winds. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. and there is a left hand point break as well. Best around low tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

Pobbles Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach and point	3.6
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	16.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pobbles Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pobbles Beach occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Pobbles Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Pobbles Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 6% of the time in January while 42% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 52% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

42%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

52%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Pobbles Beach Location Map

Interactive Pobbles Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Pobbles Beach is Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Pobbles Beach is Cardiff Airport (CWL), also in Wales, 56 km (35 miles) away.

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Pobbles Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 July 2022, 07:33 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	WSW	W	W	W
Period (s)	5	4	4	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Pobbles Beach look like?

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Tides at Pobbles Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Boiler Left, 9 km from Pobbles Beach.

Next High Water: 10:59am | 6.73m

Next Low Water: 05:06pm | 1.73m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Pobbles Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.9 °C) at Pobbles Beach is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.