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Roaches Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.3° C
 (Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Roaches Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Roaches Reef at 3AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)7ft (2.1m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)171616161615151515151414141313131212121111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)169412861165115011211139141818751825164413931206102380565354342632226023417013012380
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononcross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
7.98
4:58PM
7.97
5:21AM
8.39
5:41PM
8.32
6:01AM
8.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:17PM
2.93
10:40AM
2.71
11:05PM
2.56
11:25AM
2.34
11:45PM
2.23
12:05PM
2.02
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----8:14-------8:12-------8:12---
Sunset------4:37-------4:37-------4:39-
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1111-1111-----------121
Temp. °C777778988777789877777777
Feels °C (?)432223433222234433333343
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