Fall Bay Reef surf break

Fall Bay Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BST
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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
12.7° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fall Bay Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fall Bay Reef at 3AM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
5
1.5
E
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
117
84
66
63
52
44
58
54
52
58
58
59
55
65
65
37
34
33
21
59
56
52
39
Wind (km/h)
45
E
40
E
40
E
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:14AM7.70m
6:34PM7.74m
6:50AM7.87m
7:07PM7.91m
7:23AM7.92m
7:40PM7.95m
Low Tide
00:06AM1.17m
12:25PM0.96m
00:40AM0.93m
12:56PM0.83m
1:12AM0.80m
1:27PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:50
5:50
5:48
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8:37
8:38
8:40
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
15
16
15
14
14
12
11
10
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
2
3
2
3
7
9
8
7
7
6
5
6
10
11
10
10
9
8
7
8
10
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
SW
4
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
Energy kJ
69
64
63
62
40
40
39
58
54
52
58
58
59
55
65
65
37
34
33
8
59
56
52
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
E
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
1
2
21
18
8
7
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
5
1.5
E
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
131
117
84
66
63
52
44
24
13
16
7
4
2
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
359
365
338
338
318
321
297
261
46
43
47
47
47
47
4
172
138
46
113
113
46
113
134
126
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
4
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