Scuba Diving Conditions Report for South Wales, Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Llanelli , Camarthen regions
ACTIVITIES - Scuba Diving, Sub Aqua, Scuba, Free Diving, Snorkelling
LOCAL AREA - South Wales, Cardiff CF105BZ , Porthcawl CF365DH , Swansea SA20AY , Bridgend CF311BB , Southerndown CF320RN , Newport NP202UW ,Ogmore by Sea CF320PH , Llantwit Major , Oxwich Bay SA31LS , Aberavon SA12 6QP , Stackpole Quay SA715DZ , Llanelli SA154SG .
SITE LOCATION - Sker Beach, Limeslade Bay, langland Bay, Oxwich Bay, Stackpole Quay

WEATHER - Settled this week with lighter winds and very little rain fall, dry sunnier days and moderate temperatures for the time of year. Highest winds will be on Thursday and Saturday with 20mph Westerlies and 20mph Easterlies on the different days. Generally settled dry, clear, warmer sunnier weather through out the region. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2648385?day=2) (https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcjqmsw80)

WIND -  Highest winds will be on Thursday with 20mph South Westerlies and Saturday with 20mph Easterlies. The rest of the week is generally calmer with winds below 10mph in all directions. Winds are from different directions through the week, North, South, East and West.
SEA STATE and SWELL -  Thursday and Saturday will see the rougher sea conditions with the roughest day on Thursday. The rest of the week should see calm sea conditions with moderate swells and low winds.
https://magicseaweed.com/Porthcawl-Rest-Bay-Surf-Report/1449/
SWELL and SURF FORECAST Thursday 22 August 2019 5ft / Friday 23 August 2019 3ft / Saturday 24 August 2019 2ft /Sunday 25 August 3ft/ Monday 26 August 2019 2ft / Tuesday 27 August 2019 3ft / Wednesday 28 August 3ft / Thursday 29 August 2019
HIGH TIDE - Thursday 22 August 2019 - 10.56am / 8.26meters WATER TEMPERATURE - 16 DEGREES

SCUBA DIVING WALES, SOUTH WALES CARDIFF, SWANSEA, LLANELLI, CARMARTHENSHIRE - Conditions are clearing up this week with calmer seas, lighter winds, smaller swells and clearer skies. The swell is getting down to a smaller 3-2 foot and the winds are mainly under 10 mph except for Thursday and Saturday. Conditions for entrance and exiting should be better this week, however the visibility may be limited due to the previous conditions. The further West the better the conditions with possible better conditions in Stack pole quay areas. Better to dive on the incoming tides in the morning and early evening.

PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Advanced Open Water Diver and PADI Rescue Diver courses - The full range of the PADI Open Water Diver System is being offered for the South Wales region. The next confined pool session for the PADI Open Water Course will be run on 07th September 2019 at Hebron Hall Swimming Pool in Dinas Powys on the outskirts of Cardiff. The students will be completing the theoretical sessions before the swimming pool session on 7th September. There will also be students on the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver and the PADI Rescue Diver course with Open Water Dates to be confirmed.  

Scuba Diving Conditions Report Update - Local conditions are still looking unsuitable with choppy inshore waters. The swell and the winds are affecting the better diving areas and would require a high level of knowledge and experience to dive competently. PADI Rescue Diver or PADI Divemaster qualifications would be the preferred levels with previous required experience.

Scuba Diving Conditions Report for South Wales, Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Llanelli , Camarthen regions

ACTIVITIES - Scuba Diving, Sub Aqua, Scuba, Free Diving, Snorkelling

LOCAL AREA - South Wales, Cardiff CF105BZ , Porthcawl CF365DH , Swansea SA20AY , Bridgend CF311BB , Southerndown CF320RN , Newport NP202UW ,Ogmore by Sea CF320PH , Llantwitt Major , Oxwich Bay SA31LS , Aberavon SA12 6QP , Stackpole Quay SA715DZ , Llanelli SA154SG .

SITE LOCATION - Sker Beach, Limeslade Bay, langland Bay, Oxwich Bay, Stackpole Quay

WEATHER -   It has been a very cold week with temperatures below zero on average. This week from Saturday onwards looks the same with dry weather, snow, sleet and temperatures of just on zero. From Sunday into Monday the temperatures are changing with most days being up to 8 degrees and mainly dry. However there will be strong cold winds. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2648385?day=2) (https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcjqmsw80)

WATER TEMPERATURE - 9 Degrees

WIND - Strong winds all week, starting with 20 mph Northerlies on Saturday and then upto 30 mph Southerlies Sunday and Monday turning to Westerly 25 mph for the rest of the week. https://magicseaweed.com/Southerndown-Surf-Report/4321/)

SEA STATE AND SWELL -  Depends on the wind direction, from Sunday onwards the Sea state should be quite rough and stormy with high South and Westerly winds coming through  (https://magicseaweed.com/Southerndown-Surf-Report/4321/)

SWELL - 5 - 12 Feet

TIDES

Scuba Diving Conditions Report for South Wales, Cardiff, Swansea, Llanelli region

DATE - 23th March 2018

ACTIVITIES - Scuba Diving, Sub Aqua, Scuba, Free Diving, Snorkelling

LOCAL AREA - South Wales, Cardiff, Porthcawl, Swansea, Bridgend, Southerndown, Ogmore by Sea, Llantwitt Major, Aberavon, Stackpole Quay, Llanelli,

SITE LOCATION - Sker Beach, Limeslade Bay, langland Bay, Oxwich Bay, Stackpole Quay

WEATHER - Warmer weather than recently, highs of 9 degrees and lows of 3 degrees, winds are lighter but still cold air coming in to all areas  (http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2648385?day=2) (https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcjqmsw80)

WATER TEMPERATURE - 8 Degrees

WIND - Wind is variable but weaker over the next few days with Westerly, southerly and south Westerly winds predicted. Friday will see the stronger winds from the West up to 30 mile per hour and then settling until mid week.(www.windguru.cz/5693)

SEA STATE AND SWELL - Big swells predicted and strong Southerly winds through the channel will cause choppy conditions when the wind settles the swell will be good and the Surf big on the push of the tide (https://magicseaweed.com/Southerndown-Surf-Report/4321/)

SWELL - 3FT - 8FT

HIGH TIDE TODAY - HT 9.35pm HEIGHT 8.32 Meters.

VISIBILITY - 0 - 1 METER

Scuba Diving Conditions Report South Wales, Cardiff, Porthcawl, Aberavon, Swansea, Llanelli, Stackpole Quay

The Sea conditions as through out the winter have not been good around the coastline of Newport, Cardiff, Porthcawl, Aberavon, Swansea and Llanelli, the swells and big, sea state rough, visibility low, and all round bad conditions for Scuba diving and snorkelling.

Now the weather were hopefully start to change for the better, with lighter winds and sunnier longer days, we are still running all the PADI courses in the system including PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Advanced Open water Diver, PADI Rescue Diver and PADI Divemaster as well as the usual specialities, the courses are run through out the year in preparation for the diving season or diving abroad.

Conditions Report for Scuba Diving in Cardiff, Swansea & South Wales

It has been a very strange diving season in 2017, high winds, heavy rain, cold, damp, blustery conditions and this has continued into September and into October usually two of our better diving months. The conditions at the moment are not good for scuba diving in the South Wales region especially Cardiff and Swansea areas. The surf and swell is huge and constant at the moment, an after thought of the hurricanes out west.

Best option is to hed for the sheltered North facing beaches in Pembrokeshire including Martins Haven and St Brides, the other option as always is to go inland to the training sites in Chepstow and Somerset, but  even they are getting poor viability due to the adverse conditions.

PADI Scuba Diving Training and Courses in Cardiff, Swansea and across South Wales

We are now coming into one of our main seasons for dive training and courses especially with the PADI Open Water Diver Course, PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course and the PADI Rescue Diver Course. The pool sessions are initially being held on a day long session in Hebron Hall in Dinas Powys and then in a preferred Open Water Training site.

The courses will consist of Theory and exams as well as confined water training and Open Water Diving to achieve the PADI level of Scuba Diver Training and competency.

Scuba Diving Cardiff, Swansea, South Wales, conditions report 26.02.2016 - The wind has dropped and the swell is down but unfortunately the visibility is poor around the South Wales coast including areas around Cardiff, Swansea, Burry Port and round to Tenby. The water temperature is high for the time of year at 8 - 10 degrees in places.

The best day for calm conditions will be Sunday with the swell and wind calming, the tides are high and must be used to there fullest extent. The high tide is 8am - 8.30pm therefore the best time to dive would be 7am onwards and possibly up to 10.30am on the dropping tides, after this time the rule of twelfths will come into play and the tide will run significantly faster after 10.30am.

The best areas will be Stakepole Quay in Tenby then towards the pembrokeshire coastline, with areas far more protected in these regions. Area close to Cardiff and Swansea will be Dive able but with limited visibility.

The inland areas have still got good visibility and water temperatures for the time of year, due to these facts we will be offering our PADI Open Water course training dives in the inland sites as well as the PADI Advanced Open Water Course and the PADI Rescue course.

Next week will see the start of our next PADI Open Water Diver course in Cardiff, for students from all over the South Wales region.