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Sandy Bay

Llantwit Major, UK (Wales)
🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips
3-Day Forecast
Today
30
0
Poor
1.4m
@8s
26km/h
Tue
31
0
Poor
0.9m
@8s
18km/h
Wed
1
0
Poor
0.7m
@5s
15km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.4m
W(266°)
Score: 13/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
26km/h
WNW(297°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
10°C
0.0mm55%
Windswell Component
0.8mWNW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.1mNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 24 km/h WNW|PM: 23 km/h WNW
Lighter winds later (23 km/h)
Tide at 5pm (3.6m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:59 am
High tide - 3.29m
11:33 am
Low tide - -4.22m
5:24 pm
High tide - 3.64m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction9/25
Swell Size13/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score25/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (235°)
Direction range
210° - 260°
Size range
0.9m - 2.4m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NNE (20°)
Offshore range
0° - 45°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

13°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Bottom

Mixed

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

3/10

Best Season

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

Getting There

Airport
CWL
Drive time
30 min
Data quality
community

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