Petes Reef surf break

Petes Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 03 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
12.2° 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 4PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (03 May)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (03 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
NNE
10
ESE
10
S
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
30
E
30
ESE
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:56AM7.85m
8:12PM7.87m
8:29AM7.67m
8:45PM7.67m
9:03AM7.38m
9:19PM7.37m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.88m
2:15AM0.89m
2:29PM1.06m
2:48AM1.12m
3:01PM1.34m
3:22AM1.45m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:46
5:43
5:41
5:39
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8:42
8:44
8:45
8:46
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
12
10
10
10
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
10
11
10
9
11
11
10
11
10
8
9
8
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
8
7
9
8
7
6
9
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
W
5
Energy kJ
7
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
3
3
10
14
7
1
2
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
191
381
430
331
179
179
179
179
167
180
179
179
336
77
125
125
356
381
356
356
381
381
381
381
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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