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Petes Reef Surf Forecast
/ Wales – Gower (29 surf breaks) /
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Petes Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 11 May 2026 BSTForecast 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 1.8°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 12AM is: 0.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Petes Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 3 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | |
7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 80 | 157 | 272 | 415 | 475 | 410 | 320 | 298 | 301 | 273 | 286 | 278 | 234 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:22PM5.97m | 2:52AM6.37m | 3:29PM6.39m | 3:53AM6.85m | 4:25PM6.96m | 4:46AM7.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM2.54m | 9:17AM2.17m | 9:40PM2.11m | 10:12AM1.64m | 10:33PM1.57m | 11:00AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 80 | 157 | 272 | 415 | 475 | 410 | 320 | 298 | 301 | 273 | 286 | 278 | 234 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 410 | 429 | 303 | 218 | 191 | 218 | 195 | 423 | 426 | 425 | 397 | 365 | 398 | 398 | 788 | 774 | 788 | 808 | 430 | 430 | 430 | 886 | 886 | 303 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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