Rhossili surf break

Rhossili surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 BST
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Rhossili surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rhossili sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rhossili today?

The current surf forecast for Rhossili at 7PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (16 May)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.2
W
6
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.4
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
2
WSW
7
1.9
W
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
1.1
SW
5
1
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.3
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
19
26
42
50
119
131
107
123
108
117
192
237
360
376
218
173
105
82
60
68
66
113
155
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
0
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
30
SE
25
S
25
SW
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:45PM8.50m
7:08AM8.64m
7:30PM8.71m
7:54AM8.67m
8:16PM8.71m
Low Tide
12:29PM0.28m
00:51AM0.19m
1:13PM0.12m
1:37AM0.04m
1:58PM0.16m
2:24AM0.12m
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:05
9:06
9:07
1
1
1
1
1
5
2
1
1
3
4
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
11
10
8
9
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
7
7
7
8
7
5
3
5
5
5
3
4
3
3
5
6
9
8
8
9
7
5
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
1.1
W
7
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
11
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.3
W
10
1
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
Energy kJ
6
2
6
7
4
14
14
107
50
73
132
92
278
218
173
105
82
60
18
66
113
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.1
S
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
7
7
7
4
1
7
3
31
3
42
42
78
33
34
20
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
7
7
4
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.2
W
6
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.4
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
2
WSW
7
1.9
W
7
0.5
SSW
3
1.1
SW
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.3
SW
7
Energy kJ
12
19
26
42
50
119
131
123
108
117
192
237
360
376
7
68
19
26
155
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
323
364
365
366
323
360
156
10
360
366
137
137
378
80
19
2
0
65
65
38
287
312
417
417
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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