Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rhossili today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rhossili at 1PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rhossili. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
155 | 262 | 127 | 101 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 85 | 104 | 82 | 45 | 65 | 81 | 113 | 218 | 293 | 392 | 252 | 203 | 186 | 186 | 202 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:35AM7.48m | 10:54PM7.30m | 11:13AM6.91m | 11:35PM6.64m | 11:56AM6.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM1.28m | 4:59AM1.59m | 5:17PM1.85m | 5:39AM2.19m | 6:04PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
— | 212 | 127 | 101 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 85 | 104 | 82 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 292 | 252 | 203 | 186 | 186 | 202 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
— | 10 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 7 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
155 | 262 | — | — | 85 | 85 | 88 | — | — | — | 45 | 65 | 81 | 113 | 218 | 293 | 392 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 10 | 140 | 394 | 394 | 360 | 360 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 289 | 360 | 193 | 204 | 140 | 32 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 2 |
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