Fall Bay Reef surf break

Fall Bay Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fall Bay Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fall Bay Reef sea temperature is
8.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fall Bay Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fall Bay Reef at 10AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (15 Jan)6ft (1.8m)17s

Table - waves today at Fall Bay Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
1
3
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)8910101817171616161615161515151414141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3394745635027999501863155013101096185619077542958284322121913168013181058958775485405
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
E
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
25
S
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
6.16
4:36AM
6.44
4:59PM
6.55
5:20AM
6.89
5:41PM
6.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57AM
2.50
10:22PM
2.33
10:50AM
2.13
11:09PM
1.95
11:33AM
1.73
11:49PM
1.55
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise--8:15-------8:15-------8:14-----
Sunset----4:36-------4:37-------4:38---
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1--11111--12111----1--
Temp. °C998788888888988877789987
Feels °C (?)467376522221212321245532
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