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Petes Reef Surf Forecast
/ Wales – Gower (29 surf breaks) /
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Petes Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 15 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Petes Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Petes Reef sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Petes Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Petes Reef at 10AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Petes Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 6 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | |
25 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 32 | 37 | 43 | 64 | 89 | 81 | 78 | 444 | 132 | 261 | 302 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:35AM7.96m | 6:00PM8.10m | 6:22AM8.39m | 6:45PM8.50m | 7:08AM8.64m | 7:30PM8.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45AM0.62m | 00:06AM0.53m | 12:29PM0.28m | 00:51AM0.19m | 1:13PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | 9:06 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 25 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 89 | 29 | 49 | 102 | 132 | 64 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 14 | W 8 | — | W 13 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | W 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 28 | — | 13 | — | — | — | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | N 4 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 14 | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 14 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 10 | — | 8 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 32 | 37 | 43 | 64 | — | 81 | 78 | 444 | 123 | 261 | 302 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 303 | 409 | 303 | 405 | 383 | 363 | 356 | 319 | 172 | 319 | 363 | 172 | 365 | 377 | 356 | 16 | 9 | 356 | 365 | 363 | 380 | 263 | 319 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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