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Fall Bay Reef Surf Forecast
/ Wales – Gower (29 surf breaks) /
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Fall Bay Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 2AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fall Bay Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 5 | ESE 5 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | |
61 | 59 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 58 | 59 | 55 | 58 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:34PM7.74m | 6:50AM7.87m | 7:07PM7.91m | 7:23AM7.92m | 7:40PM7.95m | 7:56AM7.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.93m | 12:56PM0.83m | 1:12AM0.80m | 1:27PM0.80m | 1:43AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 7 |
 kJ | 61 | 59 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 58 | 59 | 55 | 58 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | SSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 57 | 59 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 161 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 4 | 38 | 114 | 171 | 126 | 46 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 153 | 4 | 4 | 322 | 322 | 322 | 322 | 377 | 377 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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