Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rhossili today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rhossili at 12PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rhossili. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 41 | 52 | 24 | 71 | 148 | 123 | 78 | 94 | 78 | 98 | 180 | 191 | 212 | 212 | 240 | 308 | 420 | 561 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:59AM7.98m | 10:17PM7.94m | 10:35AM7.48m | 10:54PM7.30m | 11:13AM6.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.76m | 4:23AM1.02m | 4:38PM1.28m | 4:59AM1.59m | 5:17PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 18 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 |
5 | 37 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 148 | 123 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 18 | SW 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 4 | W 5 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
22 | — | — | 40 | 31 | 41 | 52 | 24 | 71 | — | — | 78 | 94 | 78 | 98 | 180 | 191 | 212 | 212 | 240 | 308 | 420 | 561 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 288 | 299 | 407 | 405 | 435 | 468 | 360 | 360 | 407 | 213 | 140 | 779 | 694 | 774 | 433 | 399 | 397 | 323 | 417 | 367 | 367 | 259 | 140 |
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