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Reef
both
Level 5/10

Sandy Bay

Llantwit Major, UK (Wales)
🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips
3-Day Forecast
Today
30
0
Poor
0.3m
@11s
32km/h
Fri
1
0
Poor
0.3m
@10s
17km/h
Sat
2
2
Poor
0.3m
@10s
9km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.3m
W(265°)
Score: 1/25
Period
11s
Medium period swell
Score: 9/25
Wind
32km/h
E(98°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
17°C
0.0mm23%
Windswell Component
0.8mE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.1mNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 36 km/h ENE|PM: 28 km/h E
28 km/h vs 36 km/h morning
Tide at 12pm (-4.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:56 am
High tide - 4.20m
12:08 pm
Low tide - -4.44m
6:16 pm
High tide - 4.29m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction9/25
Swell Size1/25
Swell Period9/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score19/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-17
🌊💨 Windswell-10
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-9
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

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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