Roaches Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 BST
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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
12.6° C
(Which is 2.4°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 1AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
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)
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
4
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
111
81
77
64
63
63
54
50
39
38
36
35
34
34
35
42
45
38
37
35
33
19
38
Wind (km/h)
40
E
45
E
50
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:08PM8.83m
6:23AM8.99m
6:44PM9.00m
6:57AM9.05m
7:16PM9.08m
7:29AM9.05m
Low Tide
00:09AM1.59m
12:33PM1.50m
00:42AM1.47m
1:02PM1.47m
1:12AM1.43m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:47
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8:35
8:37
8:37
8:39
1
Temp °C
16
14
12
11
11
10
12
15
15
14
14
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
12
12
7
4
2
0
2
1
3
6
7
7
8
7
6
6
8
10
11
11
10
9
8
8
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
Energy kJ
113
111
81
77
64
41
40
40
40
39
38
36
35
34
34
35
42
45
38
37
35
33
19
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
7
6
6
5
6
5
3
7
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
4
1.1
E
4
1.2
E
4
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
35
46
58
71
60
63
63
54
50
26
16
10
6
5
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
377
360
366
339
339
315
319
289
254
46
43
48
48
48
48
17
180
145
46
118
118
46
118
140
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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