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Rotherslade

Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

Rotherslade 1 photo

  • View of Rotherslade Bay on the Gower Peninsula .

    View of Rotherslade Bay on the Gower Peninsula .. Threefoursixninefour, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
8 am
0.9
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.7
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.7
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.7
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.7
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.8
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.1
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.5
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.6
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.2
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
12°C54°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
1.9 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
93%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
0.9Poor8 am4025
0.7Poor9 am3823
0.7Poor10 am4226
0.7Poor11 am4327
0.7Poor12 pm4226
0.7Poor1 pm4226
0.8Poor2 pm4327
1.1Poor3 pm4427
1.5Poor4 pm3924
1.6Poor5 pm3824
3.2Poor6 pm3522
Sat
1.2Poor8 am2817
0.9Poor9 am3220
0.8Poor10 am3723
0.7Poor11 am3723
0.7Poor12 pm4126
0.4Poor1 pm4528
0.4Poor2 pm5232
0.4Poor3 pm5534
0.4Poor4 pm5333
0.7Poor5 pm5434
0.8Poor6 pm5232
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, 2.8 m. Low at 11 pm, -3.7 mLow 11 am, -2.9 m10 ftHigh 5 pm, 2.8 m9 ftLow 11 pm, -3.7 m12 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 11 am, -2.9 m10 ft
  • High 5 pm, 2.8 m9 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -3.7 m12 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.

  • Sun2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 27%
  • Mon2.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 90%
  • Tue2.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 72%
  • Wed4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Rotherslade

Rotherslade is a beach in Wales, located near the village of Mumbles, 0.6 miles away. The beach is 81 meters long and has a nearby drinking water source within the area. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station and a nearby parking area with an unknown fee, 100 meters from the beach.

From Wikipedia

Rotherslade is a small stretch of sandy beach at the eastern end of Langland Bay in the south Gower Peninsula, Wales. Previously known as 'Little Langland', it only exists as a separate beach at high tide. At low tide it is continuous with Langland Bay.

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

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 280 m910 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms330 m0.2 mi away
  • Showers320 m0.2 mi away
  • Drinking water330 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m330 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink20 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m170 ft
  • DogsAllowed

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
240 m790 ft
Nearest town
960 m0.6 miMumbles (village)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miSwansea Airport (SWS)

Nearby places

  • Surfside CafeFood and drink
    50 m170 ft
  • Langland BrasserieFood and drink
    550 m0.3 mi
  • Boo's KitchenFood and drink
    820 m0.5 mi
  • Johnnies Fish BarFish and chips
    860 m0.5 mi
  • The Golden CurryIndian
    880 m0.5 mi

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

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