Fall Bay surf break

Fall Bay surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 15 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 1.8°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 3AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (15 May)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (15 May)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.3
W
9
0.7
WSW
4
0.2
W
9
0.9
WSW
4
0.1
W
14
1
W
5
0.9
WSW
6
1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
25
19
23
8
7
7
7
24
19
29
14
11
7
30
4
57
61
84
66
64
72
98
92
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:35AM7.96m
6:00PM8.10m
6:22AM8.39m
6:45PM8.50m
7:08AM8.64m
7:30PM8.71m
Low Tide
11:20PM1.01m
11:45AM0.62m
00:06AM0.53m
12:29PM0.28m
00:51AM0.19m
1:13PM0.12m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:02
9:04
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
4
5
6
7
7
6
6
8
6
6
5
6
6
7
6
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
9
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.2
N
3
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
14
1
W
5
0.9
WSW
6
1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
Energy kJ
36
25
19
23
8
2
6
6
1
7
2
14
6
6
5
4
57
61
84
66
49
72
98
92
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
W
8
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
4
7
2
2
7
3
7
7
7
1
4
4
14
28
29
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.2
N
4
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
7
7
7
1
3
3
3
7
3
1
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.3
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
0.4
NW
3
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
Energy kJ
22
12
7
11
21
27
19
12
24
19
29
2
11
18
30
49
4
64
77
70
165
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
1005
139
58
199
299
180
299
401
299
195
365
138
172
171
365
366
322
322
322
7
0
16
367
365
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
8
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