Fall Bay surf break

Fall Bay surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 13 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
13.0° 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 2AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (14 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
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)
1.9
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.1
SW
13
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.4
SW
5
0.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
283
171
134
281
297
142
113
88
69
50
33
16
15
23
8
7
7
7
24
11
10
7
7
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:25PM6.96m
4:46AM7.42m
5:14PM7.56m
5:35AM7.96m
6:00PM8.10m
6:22AM8.39m
Low Tide
10:33PM1.57m
11:00AM1.10m
11:20PM1.01m
11:45AM0.62m
00:06AM0.53m
12:29PM0.28m
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
9:00
9:00
9:02
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
11
10
8
8
8
9
11
11
4
4
3
1
0
0
1
1
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
6
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
10
10
171
134
10
10
142
113
88
69
50
33
16
15
23
8
7
6
3
24
11
10
6
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
2
2
2
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
3
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
8
1.6
W
8
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.5
WSW
3
Energy kJ
431
283
20
32
281
297
54
54
48
45
34
19
17
25
15
24
29
24
14
3
6
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1437
638
433
433
888
218
241
220
1234
412
20
58
130
299
299
261
429
386
180
325
172
139
365
365
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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