Petes Reef surf break

Petes Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.8°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 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
55
120
113
110
108
137
224
246
198
194
194
194
191
187
169
166
163
167
142
113
86
83
64
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:26AM6.87m
11:56PM6.83m
12:37PM6.30m
1:14AM6.42m
2:03PM6.06m
2:41AM6.39m
Low Tide
5:31PM1.97m
6:18AM2.08m
6:52PM2.44m
7:51AM2.35m
8:27PM2.53m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:05
6:03
6:01
5:58
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8:25
8:27
8:29
8:30
Temp °C
8
12
15
16
14
11
9
8
9
12
15
16
14
12
10
10
11
13
14
15
14
13
12
11
0
5
10
11
8
3
1
1
2
5
10
12
11
7
6
5
5
8
11
13
12
11
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
Energy kJ
19
55
120
113
110
108
137
224
246
198
194
194
194
191
187
169
166
163
167
142
113
86
83
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
4
8
8
8
15
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
4
1
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
28
38
31
22
19
21
20
19
19
19
11
7
2
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
336
367
399
345
5
5
40
48
33
7
71
83
5
0
0
5
0
5
5
5
5
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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