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Fall Bay Surf Forecast
/ Wales – Gower (29 surf breaks) /
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Fall Bay surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fall Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fall Bay sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fall Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Fall Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | |
104 | 97 | 102 | 70 | 198 | 219 | 238 | 333 | 206 | 153 | 125 | 93 | 88 | 72 | 209 | 206 | 331 | 455 | 546 | 618 | 929 | 1476 | 1731 | 1726 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:08AM8.64m | 7:30PM8.71m | 7:54AM8.67m | 8:16PM8.71m | 8:41AM8.47m | 9:04PM8.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.12m | 1:37AM0.04m | 1:58PM0.16m | 2:24AM0.12m | 2:45PM0.39m | 3:13AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | 9:08 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | W 10 | WSW 6 | — | W 19 | W 15 | W 15 | — | W 18 | W 13 | — | — | W 14 |
 kJ | 29 | 48 | 102 | 70 | 92 | 42 | 43 | 254 | 206 | 36 | 33 | 93 | 18 | 72 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 14 | — | — | 577 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 22 | 23 | — | — | 64 | 42 | 25 | 10 | — | — | 20 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | SW 6 | SSE 4 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 104 | 97 | 106 | 131 | 198 | 219 | 238 | 333 | — | 153 | 125 | — | 88 | 18 | 209 | 206 | 331 | 455 | 546 | 618 | 929 | 1476 | 1731 | 1726 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 367 | 367 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 357 | 19 | 10 | 76 | 138 | 117 | 104 | 286 | 407 | 383 | 421 | 421 | 449 | 468 | 379 | 377 | 377 | 449 | 322 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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