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Slade Bay/Boot Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal 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 12AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Slade Bay/Boot Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | |
180 | 153 | 114 | 271 | 392 | 446 | 515 | 557 | 650 | 897 | 1094 | 1312 | 1677 | 2773 | 2402 | 2084 | 1844 | 1365 | 986 | 833 | 735 | 646 | 508 | 394 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:16PM8.71m | 8:41AM8.47m | 9:04PM8.50m | 9:31AM8.09m | 9:54PM8.13m | 10:23AM7.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58PM0.16m | 2:24AM0.12m | 2:45PM0.39m | 3:13AM0.41m | 3:34PM0.78m | 4:06AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | — | — | W 19 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | W 13 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 180 | 20 | 114 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 188 | 465 | 2394 | — | — | — | 1365 | 986 | 833 | 735 | 646 | 508 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | S 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 153 | 22 | 271 | 392 | 446 | 515 | 557 | 650 | 897 | 1094 | 1312 | 1677 | 2773 | 2402 | 2084 | 1844 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 259 | 280 | 415 | 427 | 427 | 443 | 430 | 370 | 395 | 395 | 405 | 414 | 319 | 319 | 430 | 174 | 125 | 54 | 63 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 11 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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