Fall Bay surf break

Fall Bay surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.9°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 1PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
1 AM
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)
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.5
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
74
75
72
50
25
17
28
28
27
28
54
96
110
106
85
176
268
250
237
198
198
198
233
Wind (km/h)
40
E
40
E
35
E
40
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:29AM7.57m
10:54PM7.44m
11:26AM6.87m
11:56PM6.83m
12:37PM6.30m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.85m
4:30PM1.33m
5:04AM1.50m
5:31PM1.97m
6:18AM2.08m
6:52PM2.44m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:07
6:05
6:03
6:01
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8:23
8:25
8:28
8:29
Temp °C
7
6
9
12
14
13
12
10
9
9
9
13
16
16
14
11
9
8
8
11
14
15
14
12
-2
-3
1
4
7
7
6
2
2
2
2
7
11
11
8
3
2
1
0
4
9
11
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
11
Energy kJ
20
9
8
2
10
5
6
6
6
5
18
54
96
110
106
85
176
268
250
237
198
198
198
233
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
9
Energy kJ
5
10
10
2
3
8
8
8
8
35
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
92
74
75
72
50
25
17
28
28
27
28
40
25
18
16
22
19
15
18
19
11
7
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
426
459
574
365
337
337
374
402
337
377
653
347
2
2
43
57
4
2
68
68
2
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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