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Roaches Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.8°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 7PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Roaches Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | |
44 | 63 | 48 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 40 | 82 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 96 | 153 | 195 | 145 | 142 | 140 | 119 | 137 | 137 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:31AM8.61m | 10:50PM8.45m | 11:28AM7.99m | 11:54PM7.90m | 12:40PM7.49m | 1:15AM7.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM2.06m | 4:58AM2.30m | 5:25PM2.67m | 6:15AM2.80m | 6:49PM3.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | 8:28 |
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Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 8 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 82 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 96 | 153 | 195 | 145 | 142 | 140 | 119 | 137 | 137 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 63 | 48 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 366 | 339 | 339 | 374 | 403 | 374 | 377 | 706 | 339 | 93 | 43 | 187 | 57 | 22 | 17 | 57 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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