Petes Reef surf break

Petes Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 15 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 1.5°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 10PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (15 May)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
WSW
6
0.7
W
12
1.6
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
2
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
12
9
10
11
11
11
17
27
27
54
126
157
130
126
115
138
148
263
360
390
314
244
167
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
SSW
0
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
cross-off
cross
cross
on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:00PM8.10m
6:22AM8.39m
6:45PM8.50m
7:08AM8.64m
7:30PM8.71m
7:54AM8.67m
Low Tide
00:06AM0.53m
12:29PM0.28m
00:51AM0.19m
1:13PM0.12m
1:37AM0.04m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:02
9:04
9:06
1
1
1
3
5
1
Temp °C
11
11
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
4
5
5
6
9
7
8
8
6
7
7
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
5
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.3
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
W
8
0.5
W
5
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.7
WSW
5
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
7
Energy kJ
2
6
2
8
11
5
11
2
6
27
4
4
14
28
29
48
138
132
64
64
42
314
244
167
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
7
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.4
W
8
0.3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
7
2
7
6
5
2
4
7
7
1
1
4
21
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
2
3
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
6
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
2
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
Energy kJ
18
12
9
10
11
17
27
54
126
157
130
126
115
114
148
263
360
390
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
405
387
363
58
319
319
319
363
365
363
356
356
152
15
302
363
363
320
363
79
84
3
4
62
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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