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South Gower coast
Near Worms Head Reef. Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Worms Head Reef

Surf spot · UK

Is it worth the trip?

22Poor out of 100 for your dates

Usually stay home

Every day scores the same, usually

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 22 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Tue 3 · 22 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 22 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 22 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 22 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 22 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 22 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The spot in six facts

  • Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
  • Offshore: NEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–9 ftof swell
  • Water 13 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
  • Best in Mar1 good days in 7

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual surf conditions at Worms Head Reef, each day of your trip
DaySwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2to 8usually5 ft7 s246kJSE13°C

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

Map

the spot, its town, photos

Each place wears how it usually is on these dates, from past years' weather, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Worms Head Reef

Rhossili Beach and Worm's Head
Near Worms Head Reef. Photo: Peter Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Worm's Head
Near Worms Head Reef. Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Worms Head
Near Worms Head Reef. Photo: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Worms Head Reef

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces SW (205°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (25°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 18°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually March, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Rhossili, 2.8 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 1 climbing area.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,290–US$2,390 each

about US$1,290–US$2,390 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DUB, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$422–US$878
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$281–US$469
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$134–US$228
Totalabout US$1,290–US$2,390

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Rhossili

5 min by car · 10 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 10 places to stay in Rhossili · Booking.com

About Rhossili its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 20m

About 16h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → DUB, direct, then 4h 35m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.