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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 12 am Sunday 17 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 1.4°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 9AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Petes Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | |
82 | 130 | 127 | 104 | 97 | 113 | 132 | 160 | 170 | 163 | 198 | 183 | 149 | 79 | 60 | 47 | 42 | 40 | 178 | 245 | 342 | 482 | 522 | 545 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:08AM8.64m | 7:30PM8.71m | 7:54AM8.67m | 8:16PM8.71m | 8:41AM8.47m | 9:04PM8.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.19m | 1:13PM0.12m | 1:37AM0.04m | 1:58PM0.16m | 2:24AM0.12m | 2:45PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | ESE 3 | W 15 | — | — | W 14 | W 17 |
 kJ | 4 | 14 | 107 | 29 | 48 | 102 | 132 | 125 | 42 | 41 | 198 | 183 | 149 | 79 | 60 | 47 | 42 | 40 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | W 15 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | 61 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 51 | 33 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 82 | 130 | 127 | 104 | 97 | 113 | 131 | 160 | 170 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 178 | 245 | 342 | 482 | 522 | 545 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 35 | 6 | 356 | 365 | 377 | 377 | 214 | 144 | 141 | 3 | 48 | 123 | 123 | 103 | 103 | 113 | 425 | 428 | 425 | 460 | 365 | 377 | 319 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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