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 14th June 2021- Conditions for scuba diving are looking good again this week with small swells, good tides, light to moderate winds and all around pleasant conditions for diving. All areas across the region should be good including areas close to Cardiff, Swansea, Camarthen and into West Wales. The better areas will be West Wales as always but the South Wales coastal areas will also be working with good entry and exit conditions and with the calmer weather better visibility. There are thunderstorms due later in the week and into the weekend which may affect the conditions for all sites.
WIND / SWELL / SEA / RIVER FORECAST - Monday 14th June 2021 Wind w17 / swell 2 foot / Tuesday 15th June 2021 Wind s11 / Swell 2 Foot / Wednesday 16th June 2021 Wind w8 - Swell 2 Foot / Thursday 17th June 2021 Wind nw17 - Swell 3 Foot / Friday 18th June 2021 Wind e15 - Swell 2 foot / Saturday 19th June 2021 Wind e12 - Swell 2 Foot / Sunday 20th June 2021 Wind sw10- Swell 1 Foot / Monday June 2021 - Swell Foot / Tuesday June 2021 Wind - Swell Foot / Wednesday June 2021 Wind - Swell Foot / Thursday June Wind - Swell / High Tide 9.44pm - 8.7 meters / river levels 0.20 meters / Sea Temperature 15 degrees / River temperature 7 degrees / www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2640054 / magicseaweed.com/Porthcawl-Rest-Bay-Surf-Report/1449/ / https://www.windguru.cz/5693
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 10th March 2021- Not suitable conditions for Scuba Diving over the next few days with bad conditions. Severe weather, big swells, high winds, stormy conditions, bad visibility. 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 10th March 2021 Wind s48 - Swell 8 Foot / Thursday 11th March 2021 Wind sw56 - Swell 16 Foot / Friday 12th March 2021 Wind w32 - Swell 12 foot / Saturday 13th March 2021 Wind w38 - Swell 14 Foot / Sunday 14th March 2021 Wind w30 - Swell 7 Foot / Monday 15th March 2021 W15 - Swell 4 Foot / Tuesday 16th March 2021 Wind nw15 - Swell 3 Foot / Wednesday 17th March 2021 Wind - Swell Foot / Thursday February Wind - Swell
RAINFALL - Heavy rainfall predicted over the next few days, very wet on Wednesday with weather warnings from the met office. The rain will be continuous for several days. www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2640054
SEA STATE and SWELL - Very rough and stormy seas for the next few days with gale force winds across the South wales region for several days. Winds are mainly West and South West creating stormy and choppy sea conditions.
https://rivers-and-seas.naturalresources.wales/Station/4121?lang=en¶meterType=1 - Wednesday 10th March River Levels Mellte River South Wales 0.25 Meters
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 03rd February 2021- Not great conditions again this week with swell and winds for the next few days. The winds will initially be from the West and then changing to Easterly and then to North Easterly. This will mean all areas will be rough including the North areas with the strong Northerly winds. Swell will also be high for a few days and then lower on the Sunday. Visibility will be at a minimum and inland sites are closed, all around poor Scuba Diving conditions through out the South Wales region and the North Wales area. 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 03rd February 2021 Wind W23 - Swell 9 Foot / Thursday January 04th 2021 Wind E13 - Swell 6 Foot / Friday February 05th 2021 Wind S15 - Swell 5 foot / Saturday 06th February 2021 Wind N11 - Swell 3 Foot / Sunday 07th February 2021 Wind NE23 - Swell 1 Foot / Monday February 8th 2021 NE25 - Swell 2 Foot / Tuesday February 9th 2021 Wind NE25 - Swell 4 Foot / Wednesday February 2021 Wind - Swell 8 Foot / Thursday February Wind - Swell
RAINFALL - Dry for most of the next few days, the most rain will be on Thursday but then should be dry through the next few days through out South Wales
SEA STATE and SWELL - Wednesday will have the highest Westerly winds and the roughest inshore seas and the biggest swells. After then the winds will change to Easterly and Northerly will be giving calmer inshore conditions. Will depend on wind strength and direction.
https://magicseaweed.com/Porthcawl-Rest-Bay-Surf-Report/1449/
HIGH TIDE - Wednesday 03rd February 2021 10.28pm / 8.67 meters.
SEA TEMPERATURE - 8 DEGREES
https://rivers-and-seas.naturalresources.wales/Station/4121?lang=en¶meterType=1 - Wednesday 03rd February River Levels Mellte River South Wales 0.548 Meters
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 20th January 2021- Rough conditions this week and the foreseeable future. The winds are high and from all directions, sea conditions are rough and swells are big. Rough coastal conditions will mean bad diving conditions through out South Wales especially in areas close to Cardiff, Swansea, Porthcawl, Camarthen and across the region. bad sea conditions for Scuba Diving also with limited visibility and poor access and egress. Winds may calm through the days over the weekend but sea swells will still stay high and waters choppy, in all not good. 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 20th January 2021 Wind S30 - Swell 8 Foot / Thursday January 21st 2021 Wind W40 - Swell 8 Foot / Friday January 22nd 2021 Wind W40 - Swell 8 foot / Saturday January 2021 Wind NW11 - Swell 5 Foot / Sunday January 24th 2021 Wind NW18 - Swell 7 Foot / Monday January 25th 2021 NW21 - Swell 6 Foot / Tuesday January 26th 2021 Wind W25 - Swell 3 Foot / Wednesday January 27th 2021 Wind TBC - Swell TBC Foot / Thursday January Wind - Swell
RAINFALL - Very heavy rainfall through the week and continuing today, the rain will persist into the next day but then dry off for the few days after. Rain may come in again from Tuesday on wards.
SEA STATE and SWELL - Next couple of days will see very storm sea states with high winds and big swells. The sea conditions will be volatile for the next two days but then start to calm from Friday on wards. May turn stormy again going into next week.
https://magicseaweed.com/Porthcawl-Rest-Bay-Surf-Report/1449/
HIGH TIDE - Thursday 20th January 2021 11.17pm / 7.77 meters.
SEA TEMPERATURE - 8 DEGREES
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcjqmsw80
RIVER LEVEL and TEMPERATURE - 1.435 meters high and 6 Degrees (http://rloi.naturalresources.wales/ViewDetails?station=4121)
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, Carmarthenshire 20th October 2020 - Definitely not suitable in South wales for the next few days with heavy swells and strong winds. all areas are unsuitable for diving due to the adverse conditions and stormy sea's around the South wales coastline. The visibility will be very bad as the stormy seas will have blown out any visibility in the area. The government lockdown policies are now changing daily and there are new restrictions on several sites, please follow the government legislation and restrictions for the day
PADI and SSI Open Water Diver courses in Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and South Wales 20th October 2020 - The PADI and SSI diving programmes are now under government restrictions with our next training pool session on 20th March 2021. We are elated to get our students back in the water scuba diving and are planning to run our full diving programme from the pool session on 20th March 2021 onwards. As always the theoretical sections of the course can all be completed online prior to the pool session training. We will then be offering the full Open water training programme from 10th October onwards.
WIND SWELL FORECAST- Tuesday 20th October Wind W13 / Swell 8 Foot / Wednesday 21st October Wind W14 / Swell 6 foot / Thursday 22nd October Wind W15 / Swell 5 Foot / Friday 23rd October Wind SW25 - Swell 7 Foot / Saturday 24th October Wind S36 / Swell 7 Foot / Sunday 25th October Wind SW25 Swell 9 Foot / Monday 26th October Wind SW30 . Swell 9 Foot / Tuesday 27th October Wind Swell Foot / Wednesday 28th October Wind . Swell Foot / Thursday October Wind . Swell Foot / Friday October Wind . Swell Foot / Saturday September Wind n .Swell foot.
RAINFALL - Wet week ahead, looks like rain everyday except for Thursday which may be dry. Heavy day next Sunday and the rest of the days general consistent rain. SEA STATE and SWELL - Very stormy week ahead with strong South and West winds and big swells throughout the South Wales region. Sea's will be rough and wind affected with strong Westerlies and South Westerlies chopping up the seas and making for stormy conditions.
https://magicseaweed.com/Porthcawl-Rest-Bay-Surf-Report/1449/
HIGH TIDE - Tuesday 20th October 2020 HT 9.42pm / 9.49 meters
SEA TEMPERATURE - 13 DEGREES https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcjqmsw80
RIVER LEVEL and TEMPERATURE - .28 meters high and 7 Degrees (http://rloi.naturalresources.wales/ViewDetails?station=4121)
EXPECTED RIVER LEVEL OVER NEXT 72 HOURS - .28 -meters -.80 meters
Scuba Diving Conditions Report for South Wales, Cardiff, Swansea, Llanelli region
Date - 14th June 2018
ACTIVITIES - Scuba Diving, Sub Aqua, Scuba, Free Diving, Snorkelling
LOCAL AREA - South Wales, Cardiff CF10 , Porthcawl CF36 , SwanseaSA1 , Bridgend, Southerndown, Ogmore by Sea, Llantwitt Major, Aberavon SA12, Stackpole Quay, Llanelli,
SITE LOCATION - Sker Beach, Limeslade Bay, langland Bay, Oxwich Bay, Stackpole Quay
WEATHER - Very changeable this week after a prolonged period of warm sunny weather the wind has picked up significantly especially on the South East coast, gale force winds on Thirsday and heavy rain on Saturday temperatures from 12-17 Degrees (http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2648385?day=2) (https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcjqmsw80)
WATER TEMPERATURE - 12 Degrees
WIND - Changeable strong winds through the week, especially Thursday and Saturday mostly South and South Westerlies coming along the channel 15 - 34 knots (https://magicseaweed.com/Southerndown-Surf-Report/4321/)
SEA STATE AND SWELL - Rough seas for the next few days with the strong southerly and Westerly winds especially along the Cardiff Cf1, Swansea SA1, Porthcawl CF36 and Southerndown regions of the coast (https://magicseaweed.com/Southerndown-Surf-Report/4321/)
SWELL - Small swell and low waves 1 - 3 foot at best
HIGH TIDE TODAY -
| Low | 1:05AM | 1.49m |
| High | 7:17AM | 9.48m |
| Low | 1:26PM | 1.41m |
| High | 7:39PM | 9.62m |
| First Light | 4:06AM |
| Sunrise | 4:54AM |
| Sunset | 9:36PM |
| Last Light | 10:24PM |
Visability - 0 - 1meters
Scuba Diving Conditions Report South Wales, Cardiff CF1, Porthcawl Cf36, Aberavon SA12, Swansea, Llanelli, Stackpole Quay
Over the past few weeks the weather and the wind has been amazing, beautiful sunny days and light offshore winds, unfortunately all that has changed today. High winds and big swells have blown out the Scuba Diving sites in Cardiff, Swansea, Porthcawl, Aberavon and up to Stackpole Quay. Visibility will be minimal and surf conditions will make entrances and exits treacherous.
We have recently completed the PADI Open Water Diver course and the PADI Open Water Advanced Diver course with students from Cardiff University. The students are now ready for their placements in the Nature reserve in the Medes Islands in Spain, a project we established 5 years ago and still going strong. So good look to all the students as they continue their Scuba diving careers.
Scuba Diving Conditions Report for South Wales, Cardiff, Swansea, Llanelli region
DATE - 06th 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 - Will vary in relationship to the wind, generally mornings are colder and afternoons getting warmer, temperatures between 2 degrees and 12 degrees, strong Easterly winds will bring cold weather especially in the mornings, rain showers on and off through out the day. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2648385?day=2) (https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcjqmsw80)
WATER TEMPERATURE - 8 Degrees
WIND - This week is all about the wind, Friday will bring high gale force winds Easterlies and very cold, the rest of the week then will calm down and turn more Northerly, winds can get up to 30 mph on Friday and then picking up again later into next week. (www.windguru.cz/5693)
SEA STATE AND SWELL - The Channel will get varied conditions with varying winds coming in from the East, North and West. Strong Easterlies will blow out Easterly beaches but Westerly beaches will be protected and there is alot of swell around this week from 2ft to 8 ft with consistent swell and surf throughout the regions and beaches close to Cardiff, Porthcawl, Southerdown and Swansea. (https://magicseaweed.com/Southerndown-Surf-Report/4321/)
SWELL - 2FT - 8FT
HIGH TIDE TODAY - HT 10.40am HEIGHT 8 .36Meters.
VISIBILITY - 0 - 1 METER
Scuba Diving Conditions Report South Wales, Cardiff, Porthcawl, Aberavon, Swansea, Llanelli, Stackpole Quay
The conditions are not good again this week, the swell and surf are big throughout the week inshore creating poor and dangerous conditions. Diving in the areas around Cardiff and Swansea are very reliant on the tides, wind and subsequantly swell and they are definitely not suitable for diving this week.
We have a full PADI Scuba Diving programme on Saturday with the PADI Open Water Referral Scuba diving course in the swimming pool in Hebron Hall in Cardiff, we have students from Swansea and even Somerset as well. A busy programme with students completing the PADI Open water course and the PADI Discover Scuba.
ACTIVITIES - Scuba Diving, Sub Aqua, Free Diving, Snorkelling
LOCAL AREA - South Wales, Cardiff, Porthcawl, Swansea, Bridgend, Southerndown, Ogmore by Sea, Llantwitt Major, Aberavon, Stackpole Quay, Llanethi,
SITE LOCATION - Sker Beach, Limeslade Bay, langland Bay, Oxwich Bay, Stackpole Quay
WEATHER - Cold Temperatures across the South Wales region and high Easterly winds, rain clearing into the weekend and early next week. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2648385?day=2) (https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcjqmsw80)
WATER TEMPERATURE - 10 Degrees
WIND - Strong blustery Esaterly winds and changeable winds throughout most of the week and into weekend ( Strong www.windguru.cz/5693)
SEA STATE AND SWELL - The swell is huge at the moment up to 20 foot on unprotected beaches, calming down Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. (https://magicseaweed.com/Southerndown-Surf-Report/4321/)
HIGH TIDE - HT 8.45PM HEIGHT 9.39Meters
VISIBILITY - 0 - 1 METERS
SCUBA DIVING CONDITIONS REPORT SOUTH WALES, CARDIFF, SWANSEA, PORTHCAWL, LLANLLEI, STACK POLE
We still have high winds and huge swells across the South Wales region including Newport, Cardiff, Porthcawl, Swansea, Llanllei, Stackpole, so no diving over the next two days, Sunday, Monday and calming down, so could be accessible at the early part of the week, the problem will be the visability which would be down to zero or 1 meter.
2018 has started already for our diving season, we are running the PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Advanced Open Water Diver and PADI Divemaster programmes at the moment and heading back into the water over the next couple of weekends, so hopefully the wind will drop and the Sea's calm so we can get some quality Scuba Diving.
The swell returns to the South Wales coast this weekend, reaching up to 7ft potentially on Sunday. Wind is generally fairly gentle although you could experience some gusts up to 13knots - 15knots and will be a moving between a Southerly and West South West over the course of the weekend. The conditions are relatively calm in the lead up to the weekend, so if you can plan your dive around the swell you could find some acceptable diving conditions along parts of the South Wales coast, particularly in more sheltered bays, such as Caswell Bay or Oxwich Bay in Swansea.
Thermal protection is still vital, even if the weather is particularly mild for this time of year, it will have made very little difference to water temperatures, so you'll need decent thermal protection for any dive, dry suits, hoods, gloves will all be required. The correct, properly serviced equipment is always vital so, if you're thinking of heading out with your lightweight travel BCD and regulator, think again! Perhaps sign yourself up to the PADI Advanced Open Water or PADI Rescue Diver course so you can understand why you shouldn't be doing that.
We don't have any courses this weekend, however we're out and about scouting locations for some new courses we're hoping to announce soon. These new courses will complement our current offerings of PADI courses and we're really excited about them.
We're also starting to plan some more Dive Trips for the summer months and working with Cardiff University students who will be undertaking some marine research projects later in the year too.