Strike Mission
Beach
both
Level 4/10

Rhossili Bay

Gower, UK (Wales)
🌀Strong rips

Rhossili Bay is frequently voted one of the UK's most beautiful beaches--sweeping sand backed by dramatic cliffs.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
10
Poor
1.9m
@8s
27km/h
Tue
31
17
Poor
1.2m
@16s
16km/h
Wed
1
8
Poor
1.1m
@9s
20km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.9m
WSW(255°)
Score: 22/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 6/25
Wind
27km/h
NW(308°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
10°C
0.0mm44%
Windswell Component
0.8mWNW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.1mN
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 28 km/h WNW|PM: 24 km/h NW
Lighter winds later (24 km/h)
Tide at 5pm (2.7m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:49 am
High tide - 2.39m
11:11 am
Low tide - -3.65m
5:12 pm
High tide - 2.70m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

10
Poor
Components
Swell Direction16/25
Swell Size22/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score44/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score10/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score10
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WSW (240°)
Direction range
210° - 290°
Size range
0.9m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
1.00×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ENE (60°)
Offshore range
30° - 120°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

12°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

4/10

Best Season

Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, May, Aug

Getting There

Airport
SWS
Drive time
50 min
Data quality
verified

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