Fall Bay surf break

Fall Bay surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 02 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
12.2° 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 12PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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)
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
3
0.1
W
5
0.1
SW
7
0.2
W
5
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
19
18
17
8
9
8
8
7
7
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
0
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:23AM7.92m
7:40PM7.95m
7:56AM7.85m
8:12PM7.87m
8:29AM7.67m
8:45PM7.67m
Low Tide
1:27PM0.80m
1:43AM0.79m
1:57PM0.88m
2:15AM0.89m
2:29PM1.06m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:48
5:46
5:43
5:41
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8:40
8:43
8:44
8:45
3
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
11
10
9
8
8
10
9
11
12
11
10
10
11
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
11
11
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
5
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
33
33
19
7
7
8
9
8
8
7
7
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
2
2
18
17
8
8
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
118
78
332
261
125
179
180
195
322
322
191
419
358
191
180
180
179
179
179
180
180
357
318
125
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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