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Roaches Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 04 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Roaches Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Roaches Reef sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Roaches Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Roaches Reef at 6AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Roaches Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | W 5 | W 6 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | W 10 | W 10 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 8:29AM8.84m | 8:46PM8.89m | 8:59AM8.60m | 9:15PM8.61m | 9:30AM8.27m | 9:47PM8.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM1.54m | 2:26PM1.70m | 2:42AM1.74m | 2:54PM1.95m | 3:13AM2.05m | 3:24PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 10 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 5 | SW 4 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | — | W 6 | — | — | W 10 | W 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 199 | 187 | 315 | 339 | 132 | 339 | 359 | 391 | 391 | 396 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 391 | 391 | 391 | 179 | 122 | 381 | 359 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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