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
22
Poor
0.5m
@11s
37km/h
Fri
1
28
Poor
0.5m
@10s
14km/h
Sat
2
27
Poor
0.6m
@10s
16km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.5m
WSW(256°)
Score: 2/25
Period
11s
Medium period swell
Score: 23/25
Wind
37km/h
ESE(107°)
Score: 2/25
Weather
16°C
0.0mm84%
Windswell Component
1.4mESE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.1mESE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 40 km/h E|PM: 35 km/h ESE
Lighter winds later (35 km/h)
Tide at 6pm (3.3m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:41 am
High tide - 3.22m
11:54 am
Low tide - -3.70m
6:00 pm
High tide - 3.26m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

22
Poor
Components
Swell Direction15/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind2/25
Raw Score42/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-10
⚠️ Weak Component-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score22/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score22
🌊💨 Windswell

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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