Roaches Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 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
12.3° 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 1PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)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

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
1 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)
1.2
E
5
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
1.2
ESE
4
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
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
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
41
45
49
54
39
38
35
35
34
40
59
42
45
38
37
34
19
19
18
15
20
13
13
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:23AM8.99m
6:44PM9.00m
6:57AM9.05m
7:16PM9.08m
7:29AM9.05m
7:46PM9.10m
Low Tide
12:33PM1.50m
00:42AM1.47m
1:02PM1.47m
1:12AM1.43m
1:30PM1.49m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:47
5:45
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8:37
8:37
8:39
8:42
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
12
16
16
15
15
14
12
12
11
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
11
2
3
3
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
9
12
11
11
11
9
8
8
8
10
11
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
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
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
SW
4
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
Energy kJ
64
41
40
40
40
39
38
35
35
34
40
59
42
45
38
37
34
19
19
4
15
20
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
5
5
5
1
3
18
9
8
6
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
5
1
E
4
1.1
E
4
1.1
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
4
1
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
60
38
45
49
54
38
18
10
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
315
315
319
254
252
203
43
48
48
57
17
23
131
145
118
46
124
49
69
17
49
132
187
319
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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