Fall Bay surf break

Fall Bay surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 11 May 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
12.9° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (11 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (11 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
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)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
2
W
7
2
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
345
419
388
340
303
262
251
217
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
off
off
off
off
off
off
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
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:22PM5.97m
2:52AM6.37m
3:29PM6.39m
3:53AM6.85m
4:25PM6.96m
4:46AM7.42m
Low Tide
8:10AM2.55m
8:37PM2.54m
9:17AM2.17m
9:40PM2.11m
10:12AM1.64m
10:33PM1.57m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:30
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:57
8:58
9:00
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
9
8
8
9
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
4
4
5
5
4
3
4
5
5
5
6
7
4
2
2
0
0
1
3
4
2
0
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
7
7
7
7
7
6
3
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
3
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
15
15
2
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
1.1
W
5
1.4
W
6
1.8
W
6
2
W
7
2
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
Energy kJ
8
9
8
10
11
4
2
1
3
11
12
8
8
52
116
229
345
419
388
340
303
262
251
217
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
398
377
412
429
299
191
206
214
397
195
896
427
367
367
381
399
786
922
904
1224
891
433
603
603
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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