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Roaches Reef on Gower is a reasonably exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the north. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. No beach break here. Best around mid tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care to avoid the rocks.

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Overall Roaches Reef Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Roaches Reef:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Pwlldu Point	0 mi
Second closest break	Hunts Bay	1 mi
Third closest break	Caswell Bay	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Pobbles Beach	2 mi
Fifth closest break	The Boiler	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Roaches Reef:
Closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	45 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	55 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	126 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	134 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	144 mi
Tide stations nearest to Roaches Reef:
Closest tide station	Mumbles, Wales	4 mi
Second closest tide station	Mumbles, Wales	4 mi
Third closest tide station	Ilfracombe, England	24 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Ilfracombe, England	24 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Milford Haven, Wales	42 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Roaches Reef:
Closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	205 mi
Second closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	231 mi
Third closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	231 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	231 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	237 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Roaches Reef:
Closest city location	Southgate (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Bishopston (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Swansea (United Kingdom)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Gorseinon (United Kingdom)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Llanelli (United Kingdom)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Roaches Reef is Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales, 6 km (4 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Roaches Reef is Cardiff Airport (CWL), also in Wales, 53 km (33 miles) away.
• Third is Bristol Airport (BRS) in England, 95 km (59 miles) away.
• Exeter Airport (EXT) in England is 102 km (63 miles) away.
• Bristol Filton Airport (FZO), also in England is the fifth nearest airport to Roaches Reef and is 102 km (63 miles) away.