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Whiteford Sands

Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

Whiteford Sands 1 photo

  • Whiteford Sands, Gower, Wales, UK

    Whiteford Sands, Gower, Wales, UK. Rainer Boettchers, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
Now
0.8
57 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.7
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.6
56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.6
49 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.6
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.6
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.7
56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.8
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.2
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.3
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.7
52 km/h32 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
10°C50°F
Water
15°C60°F
Wind
5736 km/hmph NW
Gusts
9056 km/hmph
Waves
2.7 m9 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
90%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
0.8PoorNow5736
0.7Poor9 am5232
0.6Poor10 am5635
0.6Poor11 am4931
0.6Poor12 pm5735
0.6Poor1 pm5232
0.7Poor2 pm5635
0.8Poor3 pm5031
1.2Poor4 pm5333
1.3Poor5 pm5031
2.7Poor6 pm5232
Sat
1.9Poor8 am2214
0.9Poor9 am3723
0.5Poor10 am3220
0.6Poor11 am3924
0.6Poor12 pm3924
0.3Poor1 pm4428
0.3Poor2 pm5333
0.3Poor3 pm5635
0.4Poor4 pm5736
0.7Poor5 pm5836
0.7Poor6 pm6037
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -2.8 m. High at 5 pm, 2.5 m. Low at 11 pm, -3.5 m. High at 5 am, 2.6 mLow 11 am, -2.8 m9 ftHigh 5 pm, 2.5 m8 ftLow 11 pm, -3.5 m12 ftHigh 5 am, 2.6 m9 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • Low 11 am, -2.8 m9 ft
  • High 5 pm, 2.5 m8 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -3.5 m12 ft
  • High 5 am, 2.6 m9 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 37 km/h23 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon1.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 41 km/h26 mph, rain 93%
  • Tue1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 57%
  • Wed4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 25%
  • Thu3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 18%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Whiteford Sands

From Wikipedia

Whiteford Sands is a two-mile expanse of beach on the northern side of the Gower Peninsula, south Wales. It is the most northerly beach on Gower and sits on the edge of the Loughor estuary.

The beach has no direct access by car. Visitors have to park near the village of Llanmadoc, and make their way on foot via country paths. Its relative inaccessibility compared to many other beaches in the Gower makes it a very quiet beach. The beach is popular amongst naturists

Source: Whiteford Sands on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miCwm Ivy (village)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miSwansea Airport (SWS)

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

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