Petes Reef surf break

Petes Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 BST
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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 1.4°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 9PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (19 May)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
686
840
1176
1458
1783
2981
2641
2240
1844
1365
986
833
735
646
508
443
287
274
248
269
269
356
435
460
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:04PM8.50m
9:31AM8.09m
9:54PM8.13m
10:23AM7.58m
10:48PM7.65m
11:19AM7.04m
Low Tide
2:45PM0.39m
3:13AM0.41m
3:34PM0.78m
4:06AM0.84m
4:27PM1.25m
5:05AM1.34m
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:08
9:09
9:10
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
16
17
17
17
15
15
15
16
18
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
8
9
10
10
9
10
10
11
15
16
16
13
11
11
11
13
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
13
1
W
15
2
W
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
4
3
465
1357
1365
986
833
735
646
508
443
287
274
248
269
269
356
435
460
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
9
9
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
0.4
SE
2
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
686
840
1176
1458
1783
2981
2641
2240
1844
2
8
9
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
5
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
373
373
373
404
425
319
319
411
123
123
56
45
33
33
34
9
0
0
34
5
9
9
9
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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