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Swansea Beach

Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

Swansea Beach 3 photos

  • Swansea : Swansea Bay

    Swansea : Swansea Bay. Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Swansea : Swansea Bay

    Swansea : Swansea Bay. Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Swansea : Swansea Bay

    Swansea : Swansea Bay. Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
Now
1.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.1
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.9
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.8
44 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.8
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.9
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.2
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.6
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.9
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.8
39 km/h24 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
11°C52°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
3220 km/hmph NW
Gusts
5031 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
88%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
1.2PoorNow3220
1.1Poor9 am4025
0.9Poor10 am3924
0.9Poor11 am4125
0.8Poor12 pm4428
0.8Poor1 pm4025
0.9Poor2 pm4226
1.2Poor3 pm4327
1.6Poor4 pm4025
1.9Poor5 pm3924
2.8Poor6 pm3924
Sat
2.5Poor8 am149
1.5Poor9 am2818
0.8Poor10 am3119
1.0Poor11 am3019
0.9Poor12 pm3622
0.6Poor1 pm4326
0.5Poor2 pm4729
0.5Poor3 pm5232
0.5Poor4 pm4729
0.5Poor5 pm4729
0.8Poor6 pm4830
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 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 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 16 km/h10 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Swansea Beach

Swansea Beach is a sandy beach located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. It is 4 miles long and is near Swansea Bay Beach, which is 0.73 miles away. The nearest town is Mumbles village, 1.8 miles away.

From Wikipedia

Swansea Beach stretches for five miles along Swansea Bay between the Maritime Quarter and the "Knab Rock" near Mumbles in Wales. It is backed by a promenade/cycle track (part of National Cycle Route 4) and a coastal road. The southern section of the Swansea Bay beach between Blackpill and Mumbles is designated Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Swansea Beach has a couple of named sections. The section of beach just outside Victoria park is known as "The Slip". Blackpill Beach is the section around the mouth of the Clyne River.

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

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.8 km1.8 miMumbles (village)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miSwansea Airport (SWS)

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

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