Roaches Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

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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
18.2° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Roaches Reef this week:

The surf forecast for Roaches Reef over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 06) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 1.4m and 7s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Roaches Reef in the next 12 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 05) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 07) at 4PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Sun 6th Jul)5ft (1.5m) 7s
Best Surf 7PM (Sun 6th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 7s
Most Powerful 7AM (Sat 5th Jul)6ft (1.8m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Roaches Reef over the next 12 days.

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Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
1
WSW
1.3
W
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
W
1.4
W
0.7
WSW
0.9
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.1
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)6577877799988887777610998888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)47613103305653132412441371253966635532181158637612101021344949333333202941
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
5
NW
5
SE
5
W
5
NNW
15
SE
5
SSW
5
NNW
0
E
15
W
10
NNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
NNE
0
ENE
10
NNW
10
N
10
ESE
10
NNW
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
on
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
7.24
2:12AM
7.35
2:52PM
7.23
3:17AM
7.34
3:57PM
7.42
4:19AM
7.51
4:54PM
7.73
5:15AM
7.77
5:44PM
8.09
6:04AM
8.07
6:28PM
8.41
6:47AM
8.34
7:09PM
8.70
7:28AM
8.57
7:48PM
8.93
8:08AM
8.76
8:27PM
9.10
8:47AM
8.88
9:06PM
9.20
9:26AM
8.92
9:46PM
9.19
10:05AM
8.85
10:26PM
9.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
3.12
8:31AM
3.12
9:00PM
3.13
9:34AM
3.06
10:02PM
2.98
10:33AM
2.86
10:57PM
2.73
11:25AM
2.60
11:47PM
2.44
12:10PM
2.33
12:31AM
2.16
12:52PM
2.09
1:13AM
1.91
1:30PM
1.88
1:53AM
1.69
2:08PM
1.71
2:32AM
1.52
2:46PM
1.60
3:11AM
1.42
3:23PM
1.56
3:50AM
1.42
4:02PM
1.63
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Sunrise5:03--5:05--5:05--5:07--5:07--5:09--5:09--5:11--5:11--5:13--5:13--5:15--
Sunset-9:35--9:35--9:34--9:34--9:32--9:31--9:31--9:30--9:30--9:29--9:28--9:27-
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Rain (mm)
--42--------------------------------
Temp. °C161616161716151716151715161817202019212322242624252621263227293427263127
Feels °C (?)12121113141310141391112121515181819222323232623262421273128293226273026

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Roaches Reef Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Roaches Reef provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Roaches Reef can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Roaches Reef surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Roaches Reef) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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