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Roaches Reef Surf Guide

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.

Roaches Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	15.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Roaches Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Roaches Reef occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Roaches Reef (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Roaches Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 18% of the time in February while 67% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 15% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

18%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

67%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

15%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Roaches Reef Location Map

Interactive Roaches Reef surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Roaches Reef Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 13:29 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 09
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	8	8	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

What does Roaches Reef look like?

Latest photos from Roaches Reef. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: biill oddey

Tides at Roaches Reef

Current tide and informaton

For Mumbles, Wales, 7 km from Roaches Reef.

Next High Water: 01:55am | 7.78m

Next Low Water: 07:30pm | 2.94m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Roaches Reef Sea Temperature

The Roaches Reef water temperature is rather cool (15.8 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.