Fall Bay Reef surf break

Fall Bay Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 6AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
2
SW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)101211111111111112121212991111111010107889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57011118157317187858749011226155614931200393347698551415346223235127276410695
Wind
(km/h)
60
N
60
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
0
W
10
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
50
S
35
S
45
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:51PM
7.33
10:11AM
7.44
10:34PM
6.87
10:56AM
6.89
11:21PM
6.41
11:45AM
6.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
1.35
4:24PM
1.52
4:39AM
1.81
5:10PM
1.99
5:28AM
2.26
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----8:19-------8:19-------8:18---
Sunset------4:27-------4:29-------4:30-
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
66--22--------------12-2
Temp. °C34556676666767777668891112
Feels °C (?)-10-9-5-4-2-3-1-2-2-100023530-10-1-253
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