Slade Bay/Boot Reef surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.8°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 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
137
224
246
198
194
194
194
191
187
169
169
163
148
142
113
86
83
81
62
59
46
54
44
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
SE
5
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NNW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:56PM6.83m
12:37PM6.30m
1:14AM6.42m
2:03PM6.06m
2:41AM6.39m
3:26PM6.24m
Low Tide
6:18AM2.08m
6:52PM2.44m
7:51AM2.35m
8:27PM2.53m
9:18AM2.22m
9:45PM2.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:03
6:01
5:58
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8:27
8:29
8:30
Temp °C
12
10
9
9
12
15
16
14
12
10
10
11
13
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
15
16
15
4
2
2
2
5
10
13
11
7
6
5
5
8
12
14
14
12
10
9
8
9
12
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
WSW
8
Energy kJ
108
137
224
246
198
194
194
194
191
187
169
169
163
148
142
113
86
83
81
62
59
46
54
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
14
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
25
27
20
19
21
15
7
3
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
55
30
9
39
83
8
1
1
8
8
8
8
9
1
0
0
2
2
2
44
47
9
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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