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Kitesurf Location - Swansea Bay ( ID Swansea )      Hits: 1224
 
You are here: Europe > Wales (UK) > Kitesurf Location - Swansea Bay ( ID Swansea )
Continent: Europe
Country: Wales (UK)
Next Big City (Airport):  Swansea
Next Town: Swansea
Latitude:   51.6051
Longitude: -3.9824
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurf
- Windsurf
Features:
- Rooms
- School
- Food
- Parking

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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Chop
Hazards:
- Shells

Quality:
- Cloudy
Best Tide:
- High Tide
- Coming Tide
- Falling Tide


You are still in the Bristol Bay so the tide is big. Wear boots at low tide. Check out the lagoon in front of Swansea University - only stays for 20-30 minutes depending on tide size.

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 Beach
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big

Hazards:
- Rocks
- Stones
- None
Location crowds:
- June
- July
- August


Big sandy beach. At low tide you have to walk a bit. Various rocky outcrops to look out for and shifting sand and mud. Low amount of people on the beach during the winter and autumn. Only people walking dogs. During University summer term, lost of students on the beach on nice days.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
Summer:
- Normal Wetsuit

Fall:
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit
Winter:
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit


A wetsuit is needed all year round.

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 Wind

Wind Statistic   Wind Forecast   Wind Report   


Best Months:
No Information
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds

Best Direction:
- ESE
- SE
- SSE
- S
- SSW
Main Direction:
No Information


Best winds from SSW, SE, ESE. Works also with SW and NE.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- Short Walk


Located directly in Swansea. Depending on the wind direction find a launch along the bay to the west.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
No Information


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 Nightlife
Great night life in Swansea on Wind St., beautiful girls.

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