Strike Mission
Reef
both
Level 5/10

Sandy Bay

Llantwit Major, UK (Wales)
🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips
10-Day Forecast
Today
21
7
Poor
0.3m
@7s
8km/h
Mon
22
0
Poor
0.2m
@6s
19km/h
Tue
23
1
Poor
0.2m
@11s
14km/h
Wed
24
5
Poor
0.2m
@9s
11km/h
Thu
25
0
Poor
0.2m
@10s
21km/h
Fri
26
2
Poor
0.4m
@11s
11km/h
Sat
27
0
Poor
0.5m
@7s
20km/h
Sun
28
0
Poor
0.3m
@8s
9km/h
Mon
29
18
Poor
1.5m
@11s
25km/h
Tue
30
0
Poor
1.2m
@8s
20km/h
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Today's Conditions

Find Flights
Swell
0.3m
W(260°)
Score: 1/25
Period
7s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
8km/h
SE(128°)
Score: 14/25
Weather
21°C
0.0mm52%
0
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 6 km/h SE|PM: 8 km/h SE
Lighter winds early (6 km/h)
Tide at 5am (-4.0m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:30 am
Low tide - -4.05m
11:39 am
High tide - 2.98m
5:46 pm
Low tide - -3.74m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

7
Poor
Components
Swell Direction11/25
Swell Size1/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind14/25
Raw Score28/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
📉 Undersized Swell-11
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score7/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score7
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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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