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Roaches Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Roaches Reef today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roaches Reef at 11PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
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 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
35 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 38 | 56 | 47 | 68 | 88 | 132 | 132 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:43PM8.13m | 5:02AM8.31m | 5:30PM8.37m | 5:46AM8.45m | 6:10PM8.57m | 6:26AM8.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM2.23m | 11:15AM2.10m | 11:30PM2.05m | 11:54AM1.99m | 00:08AM1.93m | 12:29PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 |
— | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 |
 kJ | 35 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 18 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 48 | 88 | 132 | 132 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 7 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 29 | 56 | 47 | 68 | 34 | 10 | 25 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 16 | W 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 34 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 46 | 17 | 49 | 49 | 83 | 160 | 179 | 180 | 412 | 180 | 188 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 172 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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