Petes Reef surf break

Petes Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 GMT
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
8.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Petes Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Petes Reef at 8PM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (15 Jan)6ft (1.8m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)181717161616161515151515141414131313121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7999501863148416061512152715671781227224462242198315131244998878623485405306230222161
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
6.16
4:36AM
6.44
4:59PM
6.55
5:20AM
6.89
5:41PM
6.95
5:59AM
7.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
2.33
10:50AM
2.13
11:09PM
1.95
11:33AM
1.73
11:49PM
1.55
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise------8:15-------8:14-------8:12-
Sunset4:36-------4:37-------4:38-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-111121-1111------------
Temp. °C878888789887777899877777
Feels °C (?)656322113222221355322223
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