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Roaches Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 13 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
13.1° C
(Which is 2.1°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 2AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Roaches Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 3 | |
431 | 290 | 176 | 131 | 225 | 254 | 229 | 198 | 8 | 71 | 53 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:22PM8.12m | 4:47AM8.58m | 5:14PM8.65m | 5:38AM9.02m | 6:02PM9.09m | 6:26AM9.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM2.18m | 10:57AM1.76m | 11:20PM1.70m | 11:44AM1.38m | 00:06AM1.33m | 12:31PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 176 | 131 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 71 | 53 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | W 7 | — | — | — | SW 14 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 431 | 290 | 18 | 26 | 225 | 254 | 229 | 198 | 98 | 40 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1429 | 623 | 430 | 430 | 890 | 204 | 227 | 206 | 1226 | 411 | 4 | 43 | 130 | 315 | 315 | 254 | 423 | 371 | 188 | 341 | 180 | 138 | 352 | 352 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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