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Type:	Chop, Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:	No Info
Quality:	Dirty
Best Tide:	Low Tide, Coming Tide, Falling Tide

Not very good quality due to estuary silt and industrial docks nearby! Water conditions usually choppy and small surf. Tides.

Type:	Sand
Size:	Depending on Tide
Hazards:	Rocks, Concrete
Beach Users:	June, July, August

Big sandy beach approx. 3 miles long. Very popular kitesurf beach in South Wales attracting people from all over South West Wales and England. Sand is hard at mid to low tide and popular with buggy and ATB kiters. Please use the far West end of the beach past the concrete promenade.

Best Months:	No Info
Wind Type:	Frontal Winds
Best Direction:	SE, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW
Main Direction:	No Info

Normally always wind. Can be any strength, depending on depressions.

Transport:	Car
Access:	Short Walk

Get directions from

Follow M4 till exit 41, then signs for Port Talbot and Aberavon. You can park along the promenade for free.

Rules:

Restricted Zones

Keep to west end of beach where marked on the sea wall. There is a local kitesurf club which has fought to keep access. There is a yellow flag with a kite drawing showing the start of the kite area. Kite on the West side of this flag.