Roaches Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 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
12.1° C
(Which is 2.0°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 4PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.4
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
41
60
58
85
78
117
117
117
113
111
90
94
94
84
69
57
42
39
38
35
35
34
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
45
ENE
45
E
45
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
40
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:26PM8.53m
5:43AM8.82m
6:08PM8.83m
6:23AM8.99m
6:44PM9.00m
6:57AM9.05m
Low Tide
11:16AM1.85m
11:31PM1.82m
11:58AM1.60m
00:09AM1.59m
12:33PM1.50m
00:42AM1.47m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:54
5:52
5:50
5:48
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8:32
8:35
8:37
8:37
Temp °C
10
10
12
12
10
9
8
8
10
14
15
13
11
11
10
10
11
14
15
14
14
13
11
11
4
4
5
6
3
1
-1
-1
0
4
5
2
0
0
-1
1
2
6
7
8
9
8
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
W
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
Energy kJ
23
22
11
60
58
85
78
117
117
117
113
111
81
69
64
41
40
40
40
39
38
35
35
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
17
Energy kJ
8
21
41
10
10
5
5
1
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
22
8
8
7
6
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1
E
4
1.1
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
3
5
6
6
9
16
21
36
36
48
61
61
90
94
94
84
69
57
42
31
13
7
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
52
80
18
18
12
303
372
377
353
339
366
334
333
315
319
339
254
254
46
17
17
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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