# Swell Otter fact sheet

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- **Name:** Swell Otter
- **Website:** https://swellotter.com
- **What it is:** Swell Otter is a free surf forecast for the UK, made by a UK company with no ads. Live forecasts, tides and guides are free; optional Premium unlocks every surf cam.
- **Country covered:** United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)
- **Breaks forecast:** 203
- **Regions:** 11
- **Long-form spot guides:** 13
- **Price:** Free live forecasts, no ads. Optional: a one-off coffee, or Swell Otter Premium at £9.99 a month after a 5-day free trial, which unlocks every surf cam (https://swellotter.com/support)
- **Founder:** Tom Otto (Founder, Swell Otter)
- **Company:** UK company
- **Forecast length:** 7 days, hourly
- **Rating:** 0 to 5 stars per hour (method: https://swellotter.com/about#ratings)
- **Forecast data:** Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0): ECMWF WAM waves; wind model check from Met Office, ECMWF, ICON-EU, Météo-France and GFS
- **Refresh:** Forecast pages re-fetch model data at least hourly
- **History used in guides:** Open-Meteo data: three years (2023–2025)
- **Sign-up:** Sign up for swell alerts (free email alerts when the surf is good at breaks you choose), from the form at the foot of any page
- **Privacy contact:** privacy@swellotter.com

## Breaks by region
- Cornwall (England): Fistral, Watergate Bay, Sennen, Porthleven, Summerleaze, Bude, Widemouth Bay, Polzeath, Constantine Bay, Harlyn Bay, Mawgan Porth, Crantock, Holywell Bay, Perranporth, Porthtowan, Gwithian and Godrevy, Porthmeor, St Ives, Praa Sands, Poldhu Cove, Whitsand Bay, Gwenver, St Agnes, Chapel Porth, Treyarnon Bay, Trevone Bay, Towan, Tolcarne, Lusty Glaze, Crooklets, Sandymouth, Trebarwith Strand, Gunwalloe, Kennack Sands, Portwrinkle, Portreath, Porthcothan, Summerleaze, Millook, Tregantle, Polurrian Cove, Long Rock
- Devon (England): Croyde, Bantham, Woolacombe, Putsborough, Saunton Sands, Westward Ho!, Lynmouth, Challaborough, Wembury, Downend, Hope Cove, Thurlestone, Speke's Mill, Bovisand
- South Coast (England): West Bay, Kimmeridge Bay, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Compton Bay, Hayling Island, East Wittering, Brighton, Camber Sands, Joss Bay, Southbourne, Highcliffe, Shoreham, Seaford, Freshwater Bay, Bracklesham Bay, Worthing
- East Anglia (England): Cromer, East Runton, Walcott, Sea Palling, Gorleston, Overstrand, Sheringham, Mundesley
- Yorkshire (England): Staithes, Sandsend, Whitby, Scarborough North Bay, Cayton Bay, Filey, Fraisthorpe, Runswick Bay, Bridlington, Robin Hood's Bay, Hornsea
- North East England (England): Saltburn, Tynemouth Longsands, Redcar, Seaton Carew, Seaburn, Sunderland, Sandhaven, South Shields, Whitley Bay, Blyth South Beach, Druridge Bay, Alnmouth, Embleton Bay, Bamburgh, Cullercoats, Newbiggin, Beadnell, Seaham, Amble
- North West England (England): Blackpool, Seascale, St Bees, Silecroft
- Wales (Wales): Freshwater West, Rest Bay, Porthcawl, Llantwit Major, Southerndown, Aberavon, Langland Bay, Caswell Bay, Llangennith, Manorbier, Broad Haven, Newgale, Whitesands Bay, Aberystwyth, Hell's Mouth (Porth Neigwl), Porth Ceiriad, Aberdaron, Rhosneigr, Aberffraw, Rhossili, Oxwich Bay, Hunts Bay, Freshwater East, Marloes Sands, Broad Haven South, Poppit Sands, Llangrannog, Black Rock Sands, Porth Oer, Trearddur Bay, Ogmore-by-Sea, Tenby South Beach, West Angle Bay, Druidston, Abereiddi, Borth, Harlech
- Scotland (Scotland): Thurso East, Pease Bay, Brims Ness, Dunnet Bay, Melvich, Strathy Bay, Torrisdale Bay, Balnakeil, Durness, Sandwood Bay, Bay of Skaill, Orkney, Barvas, Lewis, Dalmore, Lewis, Scarista, Harris, Balevullin, Tiree, Machrihanish, Lossiemouth, Sandend, Fraserburgh, Aberdeen Beach, St Andrews West Sands, Belhaven Bay, Coldingham Bay, Sandside, Farr Bay, Skirza, Machir Bay, Westport, Thorntonloch, Cruden Bay, Stonehaven, Eoropie, Mangersta, Sinclair's Bay, Brora, Balmedie, Lunan Bay, Kingsbarns, Achmelvich, Big Sand
- Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland): Whiterocks, Portrush, West Strand, Portrush, Portstewart Strand, Castlerock, Benone Strand, Ballycastle, Tyrella, East Strand, Portballintrae, Whitepark Bay
- Channel Islands (Channel Islands): St Ouen's Bay, Jersey, Plémont, Jersey, Vazon Bay, Guernsey, Portinfer, Guernsey, Le Pulec, Jersey, Perelle Bay, Guernsey, Grève de Lecq, Jersey, Pembroke Bay, Guernsey