Petes Reef surf break

Petes Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 18 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
7.4° C
(Which is 2.2°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 12PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1211111110101010101011108991616161688141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)336234222161121116114771007513519121138534313931051793337330408106515431422
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSE
40
SE
60
SE
35
S
10
SSW
25
S
35
SSE
45
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:18PM
7.32
6:36AM
7.71
6:54PM
7.62
7:11AM
8.02
7:29PM
7.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
1.35
12:26AM
1.20
12:48PM
1.04
1:00AM
0.93
1:21PM
0.81
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--8:12-------8:11-------8:11-----
Sunset----4:40-------4:42-------4:44---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1---1783--
Temp. °C677777777778888877887788
Feels °C (?)23344444444432340-3-41510-1
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