Scuba Diving South Wales, West Wales, Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Llanelli , Carmarthen, Pembrokeshire regions
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, Pembrokeshire SA623AX .
SITE LOCATION - Sker Beach, Limeslade Bay, langland Bay, Oxwich Bay, Stackpole Quay, Martins Haven, St Brides Bay.

Scuba Diving Wales, South Wales, Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, West Wales 07th April 2021- Again the inshore conditions are looking reasonable. Conditions are good for entrance and exit on mainly the Southerly beaches. Swells and winds are moderate and allowing suitable conditions for diving in the South Wales. The weather is cold and the sea temperature is also very low at 8-9 degrees. You will need to wear the full thermal protection required for diving in the UK at this time of year. The government lock down policies are now changing daily and there are new restrictions on several sites, please follow the government legislation and restrictions for the day.

WIND SWELL FORECAST - Wednesday 07th April 2021 Wind nw30 - Swell 3 Foot / Thursday 08th April 2021 Wind nw16 - Swell  3 Foot / Friday 09th April 2021 Wind w20 - Swell 1 foot / Saturday 10th April 2021 Wind w15 - Swell 3 Foot / Sunday 11th April 2021 Wind n16 - Swell 1 Foot / Monday 13th April 2021 n16 - Swell 1 Foot / Tuesday 13th April 2021 Wind n15 - Swell 1 Foot / Wednesday April 2021 Wind - Swell Foot / Thursday February Wind - Swell

SEA STATE and SWELL - North and North Westerly winds for the next few days and smaller swells, should be good to moderate conditions inshore especially into the beginning of next week

RAINFALL - Low rainfall again over the next few days with hardly any rain predicted. www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2640054

SEA STATE and SWELL - North and North Westerly winds for the next few days and smaller swells, should be good to moderate conditions inshore especially into the beginning of next week

magicseaweed.com/Porthcawl-Rest-Bay-Surf-Report/1449/
HIGH TIDE - Wednesday 07th April 2021 3.07pm / 7.56 meters.
SEA TEMPERATURE - 9 DEGREES

Scuba Diving South Wales, West Wales, Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Llanelli , Carmarthen, Pembrokeshire regions
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, Pembrokeshire SA623AX .
SITE LOCATION - Sker Beach, Limeslade Bay, langland Bay, Oxwich Bay, Stackpole Quay, Martins Haven, St Brides Bay.

Scuba Diving Wales, South Wales, Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, West Wales 24th March 2021- Scuba diving conditions are not suitable this week with high winds and big swells creating rougher seas and dangerous diving conditions. The inshore waters around Cardiff, Swansea, Porthcawl, and all around South wales will see stormy conditions and unsuitable for Scuba Diving through out the region. Visibility will also be very poor so diving is not looking good in the region for the next few days. The government lock down policies are now changing daily and there are new restrictions on several sites, please follow the government legislation and restrictions for the day.

WIND SWELL FORECAST - Wednesday 24th March 2021 Wind w16 - Swell 4 Foot / Thursday 25th March 2021 Wind sw20 - Swell  4 Foot / Friday 26th March 2021 Wind w29 - Swell 6 foot / Saturday 27th March 2021 Wind w28 - Swell 7 Foot / Sunday 28th March 2021 Wind sw36 - Swell 10 Foot / Monday 29th March 2021 sw35 - Swell 8 Foot / Tuesday 30th March 2021 Wind sw22 - Swell 5 Foot / Wednesday March 2021 Wind - Swell Foot / Thursday February Wind - Swell

RAINFALL - More rain this week but not a huge amount, only a couple of days of rain possibly Friday and Sunday. www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2640054

SEA STATE and SWELL - Seas will be rougher this week with higher winds and bigger swells. Many days will have gale force winds over 30 mph and big swells creating the rougher sea states.

magicseaweed.com/Porthcawl-Rest-Bay-Surf-Report/1449/
HIGH TIDE - Wednesday 24th March 2021 3.11pm / 7.57 meters.
SEA TEMPERATURE - 8 DEGREES

https://rivers-and-seas.naturalresources.wales/Station/4121?lang=en&parameterType=1 - Wednesday 17th March River Levels Mellte River South Wales 0.25 Meters

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 - Very changeable and unpredictable this week ahead, heavy rain coming in for Friday and Saturday and strong winds. From Sunday onwards the weather will settle with light rain and lesser winds. From Saturday onwards the weather will feel colder with lower temperatures and high Easterly winds. The Friday and Saturday have been issued with a weather warning with the ground saturated and the rain level predicted but this could change with the wind blowing the rain through . We shall keep a constant update. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2648385?day=2) (https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcjqmsw80

WIND -  Gale force winds on Saturday and Sunday up to 45 mph South Westerly are predicted. Sunday and Monday will ease back to 14 mph Easterly and then pick up to 24 mph Easterlies on Tuesday and Wednesday / Changeable winds for the next few days with varied directions and wind speeds.
SEA STATE and SWELL -  Friday and Saturday are going to be very rough in the Sea with high winds and huge swells across South Wales. The wind will be changing to Easterlies for the next part of the week so the sea state should be calmer and the swell is also dropping to give better conditions.
https://magicseaweed.com/Porthcawl-Rest-Bay-Surf-Report/1449/
SWELL and SURF FORECAST Thursday 24 October 6ft/ Friday 25 October 2019 5ft / Saturday 26 October 2019 14ft /Sunday 27 October 6ft/ Monday 28 October 2019 2ft / Tuesday 29 October 2019 2ft / Wednesday 30 October 2ft / Thursday 31 October 2019
HIGH TIDE - Thursday 24 October 2019 - 3.57pm / 8.5meters WATER TEMPERATURE - 14 DEGREES


SCUBA DIVING WALES, SOUTH WALES CARDIFF, SWANSEA, LLANELLI, CARMARTHENSHIRE - Stormy conditions for the next 24 hours at least with high winds, big swells and heavy rain. This will affect the diving conditions in the area dramatically. There will be no scuba diving possible on the South wales coastline especially around Cardiff, Porthcawl, Swansea and Carmarthenshire for the next day or two. Looking to when the swell and the wind drops into next week with offshore winds predicted across the region and smaller swells which should allow for access into the water for many areas. Visibility will be low due to the recent spate of weather with high winds and big sea swells, even inland sites will be affected by the heavy rain over the past few days. Hopefully next weeks offshore winds and lower swells will see better diving conditions.

PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, PADI Rescue Diver courses and PADI Divemaster - The PADI system of diver education is now fully integrated to online learning and development. Students are now starting the course directly online to complete all their theoretical learning and scuba diver education, this online system can now be completed on the PADI Open water Diver, Advanced Open Water Diver and PADI Rescue diver courses.

Cardiff Bay Diving and Watersports was established in Cardiff Bay on West Bute Street on 27th March 1998, the center was established to offer Scuba Diving Course' s through the PADI and BSAC systems offering the PADI Open Water Diver Programme and the BSAC Sports Diver Programme, we also offered Kayaking and watersports in the newly developed Bay area of Cardiff.

The company was established by Lee Garbett a PADI and BSAC Scuba Diving Instructor with a huge passion for the water and everything about it, originally from Walsall in the West Midlands he couldnt have been further from the Sea, but after a near fatal drowning event on the West Wales Coast at a very early age, he realised the water is where he wanted to be.

In 2002 the center was created in Porthcawl moving closer to the Sea where they wanted to be and changed the company name to Ocean Quest to create an organisation offering Scuba Diving, Instruction, Retail, Surfing, Kayaking, water skiing, wake boarding, jet skiing, and all related watersports.

Over the 16 years of operations Cardiff Bay Diving and Watersports and Ocean Quest have Instructed 1000's of people to Scuba Dive around the Glode, in 2004 they won the PADI Key Man Award for the Best center in PADI International and have been a PADI 5 Star International Dive Center since creation.

We would like to thank all the people we have trained and have visited us over the next 16 years, our passion in still and always will be the water so we will be here writting our next birthday review for many years to come.

 

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