Petes Reef surf break

Petes Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BST
Forecast 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 1PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (16 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

Table - waves today at Petes Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1
W
5
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.3
WSW
6
0.7
W
12
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
1.1
SW
6
1.4
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
10
12
19
25
44
57
119
152
107
126
134
136
192
237
192
168
173
173
118
85
91
80
136
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:22AM8.39m
6:45PM8.50m
7:08AM8.64m
7:30PM8.71m
7:54AM8.67m
8:16PM8.71m
Low Tide
12:29PM0.28m
00:51AM0.19m
1:13PM0.12m
1:37AM0.04m
1:58PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:04
9:06
9:07
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
12
8
7
7
7
6
7
6
4
4
5
4
5
3
3
3
4
4
6
8
7
8
7
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
5
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
11
1.5
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
0.3
W
11
0.3
WSW
10
1.1
SW
6
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
7
5
4
2
6
4
1
4
14
32
29
48
136
132
90
192
41
173
173
118
21
20
80
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
15
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
W
10
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
5
7
2
7
7
3
4
17
4
42
63
42
59
8
21
33
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
7
2
7
3
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1
W
5
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.4
SSE
3
1.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
10
12
19
25
44
57
119
152
107
126
134
122
192
237
168
85
91
2
136
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
363
319
319
363
363
363
356
356
152
9
288
365
377
377
319
84
35
3
45
123
103
62
382
103
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Petes Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest