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Three Cliffs Bay climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp14°C
Wind28.2 km/h
Gusts34 km/h
Humidity92.54%
Rain 48h2.7mm
Last rain2h ago

Assessment

7.3mm rain forecast
Windy — 26 km/h, gusts 43 km/h
Tidal access: Tidal: base accessible 2.5-3 hours either side of low tide. Spring tides give better windows. Approach across beach from Pennard/Southgate.
Humidity 92.54% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation
Windy — 28 km/h, gusts 34 km/h. Take care on exposed routes
Check for loose blocks on some routes — test holds carefully.

Drying Time

15% dry · 8-16h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 8 June
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain7.3mm
Wind26 km/h
Gusts43 km/h
Humidity55%
7.3mm rain forecastWindy — 26 km/h, gusts 43 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 2.83mm 18 35 89.34%
09:00 13° 0.23mm 21 34 64.54%
12:00 14° 0mm 24 39 54.05%
15:00 14° 0mm 27 43 56.05%
18:00 14° 0mm 27 43 64.2%
21:00 13° 0.01mm 25 42 72.84%
Tue Tuesday 9 June
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain2.1mm
Wind32 km/h
Gusts49 km/h
Humidity63%
2.1mm rain forecastWindy — 32 km/h, gusts 49 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.48mm 21 37 78.63%
09:00 13° 0.18mm 26 41 66.91%
12:00 14° 0mm 31 49 62.22%
15:00 14° 0.12mm 32 49 63.51%
18:00 14° 0mm 30 45 68.49%
21:00 13° 0mm 24 37 73.93%
Wed Wednesday 10 June
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain2mm
Wind28 km/h
Gusts44 km/h
Humidity65%
2mm rain forecastWindy — 28 km/h, gusts 44 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0.3mm 18 28 78.66%
09:00 12° 0.49mm 21 32 69.26%
12:00 13° 0.35mm 26 40 65.79%
15:00 14° 0mm 29 44 63.46%
18:00 14° 0mm 28 41 67.74%
21:00 13° 0mm 22 33 77.21%
Thu Thursday 11 June
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain9.4mm
Wind33 km/h
Gusts50 km/h
Humidity85%
9.4mm rain forecastWindy — 33 km/h, gusts 50 km/hHumidity 85% — potential fog
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 2.32mm 23 34 86.17%
09:00 13° 1.54mm 27 41 82.61%
12:00 14° 2.45mm 32 49 84.9%
15:00 14° 1.65mm 33 50 85.06%
18:00 15° 0.86mm 34 50 87.7%
21:00 14° 0mm 30 44 90.84%
Fri Friday 12 June
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind29 km/h
Gusts44 km/h
Humidity80%
0.7mm rain forecastWindy — 29 km/h, gusts 44 km/h
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0mm 27 40 90.98%
09:00 14° 0.35mm 29 43 84.51%
12:00 15° 0mm 29 44 81.12%
15:00 16° 0mm 29 44 79.35%
18:00 15° 0mm 27 41 81.82%
21:00 15° 0mm 23 34 88.94%
Sat Saturday 13 June
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts30 km/h
Humidity74%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0mm 16 25 89.85%
09:00 14° 0mm 16 26 81.81%
12:00 16° 0mm 17 29 75.13%
15:00 17° 0mm 18 30 73.18%
18:00 18° 0mm 16 26 74.5%
21:00 17° 0mm 15 23 83.63%
Sun Sunday 14 June
Good
Temp19°C
Rain0mm
Wind17 km/h
Gusts30 km/h
Humidity69%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0mm 16 24 86.16%
09:00 16° 0mm 17 28 77.98%
12:00 18° 0mm 18 30 71.12%
15:00 20° 0mm 16 28 67.47%
18:00 20° 0mm 16 26 69.18%
21:00 18° 0mm 13 20 80.37%
Tidal access
Tidal: base accessible 2.5-3 hours either side of low tide. Spring tides give better windows. Approach across beach from Pennard/Southgate.
Three iconic sea stacks — mostly lower-grade trad (VD-VS). Fast drying, south-facing. East Ridge on Great Tor is the classic.

About Three Cliffs Bay

Three iconic sea stacks — mostly lower-grade trad (VD-VS). Fast drying, south-facing. East Ridge on Great Tor is the classic.

Region
Gower
Rock type
limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
20m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low