Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rhossili today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rhossili at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rhossili. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 61 | 53 | 34 | 311 | 495 | 558 | 330 | 229 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:23PM7.25m | 6:42AM7.30m | 6:58PM7.78m | 7:15AM7.75m | 7:31PM8.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM1.35m | 12:49PM1.17m | 1:10AM0.90m | 1:21PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SE 3 | SSW 7 | W 7 | SW 12 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — |
12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | ESE 3 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 61 | 53 | 34 | 311 | 495 | 558 | 330 | 229 | 229 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 168 | 383 | 127 | 339 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 137 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 147 | 154 | 156 | 205 | 205 | 402 | 140 |
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