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Mumbles Beach

Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

Mumbles Beach 3 photos

  • The Mumbles : Pebble Beach

    The Mumbles : Pebble Beach. Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • The Mumbles, UK

    The Mumbles, UK. IIya Kuzhekin, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • The Mumbles : Footpath

    The Mumbles : Footpath. Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
8 am
1.2
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.1
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.9
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.8
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.8
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.9
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.1
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.6
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.7
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.5
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
12°C53°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
84%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
1.2Poor8 am4226
1.1Poor9 am3723
0.9Poor10 am3924
0.9Poor11 am4226
0.8Poor12 pm4025
0.8Poor1 pm4125
0.9Poor2 pm4528
1.1Poor3 pm4427
1.6Poor4 pm3924
1.7Poor5 pm3723
3.5Poor6 pm3522
Sat
2.0Poor8 am2314
1.7Poor9 am2415
1.1Poor10 am3220
1.0Poor11 am3320
0.8Poor12 pm3723
0.6Poor1 pm4327
0.5Poor2 pm4729
0.5Poor3 pm5031
0.5Poor4 pm4729
0.5Poor5 pm4629
0.8Poor6 pm4729
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -2.9 m. High at 5 pm, 2.9 m. Low at 11 pm, -3.8 m. High at 5 am, 3.0 mLow 11 am, -2.9 m10 ftHigh 5 pm, 2.9 m10 ftLow 11 pm, -3.8 m12 ftHigh 5 am, 3.0 m10 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 11 am, -2.9 m10 ft
  • High 5 pm, 2.9 m10 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -3.8 m12 ft
  • High 5 am, 3.0 m10 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun2.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 27%
  • Mon2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 90%
  • Tue2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 72%
  • Wed5.6 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Mumbles Beach

Mumbles Beach is a beach in Swansea, Wales. It is located near Limeslade Bay Beach, which is 0.63 miles away. OpenStreetMap lists 41 food options within 0.62 miles of the beach.

From Wikipedia

Mumbles Beach is a very small sheltered area of sand and rock pools sandwiched between Swansea Bay beach and Bracelet Bay in the south eastern corner of the Gower Peninsula, Swansea, Wales.

A lot of sea life can be found in the pools and under the rocks, left trapped by the retreating tides. During the summer, this beach can get very busy with people combing the beach for hermit crabs and small fishes. The beach is accessible from a flight of steps beside the Mumbles Pier.

Source: Mumbles Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms210 m680 ft away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m360 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink41 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables210 m680 ft away
  • Playground50 m160 ft away
  • Boat ramp40 m140 ft awayVillage Lane Slipway
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
90 m310 ft
Nearest town
190 m640 ftMumbles (village)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miSwansea Airport (SWS)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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