Roaches Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 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 5PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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)
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
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
0.3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
117
113
111
81
77
72
74
66
61
50
39
38
36
35
34
35
35
37
46
38
44
33
21
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
40
E
45
E
45
E
50
E
50
E
45
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SSE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:08PM8.83m
6:23AM8.99m
6:44PM9.00m
6:57AM9.05m
7:16PM9.08m
Low Tide
11:58AM1.60m
00:09AM1.59m
12:33PM1.50m
00:42AM1.47m
1:02PM1.47m
1:12AM1.43m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:52
5:50
5:48
5:47
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8:35
8:37
8:37
8:39
Temp °C
11
15
15
13
11
11
11
10
11
15
16
14
14
12
11
10
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
3
6
6
3
0
0
1
1
2
6
8
8
9
6
6
5
7
10
12
12
10
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
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
7
Energy kJ
117
117
113
111
81
77
64
41
40
40
40
39
38
36
35
34
35
35
37
46
38
44
33
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
17
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SW
7
0.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
1
7
6
6
5
5
6
1
14
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
4
1
E
4
1
E
4
1.1
E
4
1.2
E
4
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
25
33
35
46
58
71
72
74
66
61
50
32
16
11
7
5
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
392
353
377
315
366
339
334
318
319
289
254
43
43
43
17
17
48
69
46
145
12
87
46
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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