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Kitesurf Location - Oxwich Bay ( ID oxwich_bay )      Hits: 1426
 
You are here: Europe > Wales (UK) > Kitesurf Location - Oxwich Bay ( ID oxwich_bay )
Continent: Europe
Country: Wales (UK)
Next Big City (Airport):  Bristol
Next Town: Swansea, Nicholaston, Oxwich
Latitude:   51.5645
Longitude: -4.1511
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Parking

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Water
Type:
- Shallow
- Flat
- Chop
Hazards:
- None

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Coming Tide
- Falling Tide


Flat to choppy water. Tidal, shallow access.

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 Location
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Depending on Tide

Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- None


Sandy beach, lots of space. Very wide at low tide and small at high tide. Grassy rigging behind the beach. During summer many beach goers close to the parking lot. Walk away from the crowds.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Normal Wetsuit
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit
Summer:
- Shorty
- Normal Wetsuit

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


Usual UK conditions dictated by low pressure systems tracking in from West. Spring wetsuit for summer otherwise full steamer required. Can sail all year round if you are hardy enough.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
No Information
Wind Type:
- Frontal Winds

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


The bay curves. In Oxwich N and S are sideshore, and further east to Nicholaston E and W are sideshore.

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


From Swansea west on A4118 and follow signs to Nicholaston and Oxwhich. In Oxwich you can park directly at the beach, and in Nicholaston you have to walk through the dunes. Choose your beach according to the wind directions.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
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