Slade Bay/Boot Reef surf break

Slade Bay/Boot Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Slade Bay/Boot Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Slade Bay/Boot Reef sea temperature is
7.0° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Slade Bay/Boot Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Slade Bay/Boot Reef at 9AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jan)7ft (2.2m)17s
Evening (23 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Slade Bay/Boot Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313181716161615151615151716151410141017161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10136434477272652358635042997299726202329258117393606396358723761136918794122968338630012427
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
SE
55
ESE
65
ESE
60
SE
50
SE
50
SE
55
SE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
35
S
35
S
25
SE
30
E
40
E
40
E
30
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:58AM
8.18
9:18PM
7.78
9:37AM
7.95
9:59PM
7.51
10:20AM
7.59
10:46PM
7.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
0.74
3:16AM
0.89
3:42PM
0.96
3:58AM
1.17
4:26PM
1.29
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise--8:07-------8:06-------8:04-----
Sunset----4:49-------4:50-------4:52---
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-111-132-----121-1------
Temp. °C777887788777778876677776
Feels °C (?)-1-3-3-1-4-7-6-3-3-5-5-5-4-3001-2-3-20121
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