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Swansea Bay Beach

Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

Swansea Bay Beach 1 photo

  • The golden sands of Swansea Bay at the Singleton Park part of Sketty, Swansea.

    The golden sands of Swansea Bay at the Singleton Park part of Sketty, Swansea.. 沈阳刘继鲁, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
8 am
1.1
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.0
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.8
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.8
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.7
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.7
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.8
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.0
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.4
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.6
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.4
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Swansea Bay 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
15°C59°F
Wind
159 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2516 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
93%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
1.1Poor8 am3119
1.0Poor9 am3522
0.8Poor10 am3622
0.8Poor11 am3924
0.7Poor12 pm4125
0.7Poor1 pm3924
0.8Poor2 pm4125
1.0Poor3 pm3924
1.4Poor4 pm3522
1.6Poor5 pm3522
3.4Poor6 pm3421
Sat
2.0Poor8 am2214
1.7Poor9 am2113
1.0Poor10 am3018
0.9Poor11 am3220
0.6Poor12 pm3421
0.5Poor1 pm4125
0.4Poor2 pm4428
0.4Poor3 pm4729
0.4Poor4 pm4427
0.4Poor5 pm4327
0.7Poor6 pm4528
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -3.0 m. High at 5 pm, 3.0 m. Low at 11 pm, -3.8 mLow 11 am, -3.0 m10 ftHigh 5 pm, 3.0 m10 ftLow 11 pm, -3.8 m13 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 11 am, -3.0 m10 ft
  • High 5 pm, 3.0 m10 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -3.8 m13 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.

  • Sun3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 27%
  • Mon2.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 90%
  • Tue2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 72%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 360 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink15 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 510 m0.3 mi
  • DogsAllowed

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
290 m940 ftSwansea University
Nearest town
2.5 km1.6 miSwansea (city)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miSwansea Airport (SWS)

Nearby places

  • CostaCoffee shop
    510 m0.3 mi
  • Callaghan'sCoffee shop
    540 m0.3 mi
  • TaliesinFood and drink
    540 m0.3 mi

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

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