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Fall Bay Surf Forecast
/ Wales – Gower (29 surf breaks) /
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Fall Bay surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 12AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 5 | ESE 5 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | |
61 | 59 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 58 | 59 | 55 | 58 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:34PM7.74m | 6:50AM7.87m | 7:07PM7.91m | 7:23AM7.92m | 7:40PM7.95m | 7:56AM7.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.93m | 12:56PM0.83m | 1:12AM0.80m | 1:27PM0.80m | 1:43AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 7 |
 kJ | 61 | 59 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 58 | 59 | 55 | 58 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | SSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 57 | 59 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 161 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 4 | 38 | 114 | 171 | 126 | 46 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 153 | 4 | 4 | 322 | 322 | 322 | 322 | 377 | 377 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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