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Slade Bay/Boot Reef surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 08 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
7.9° C
 (Which is 1.9°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 1AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (09 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.6
SW
2
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)88101211111111111112121212121211111110101078
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)144995701111724764799870104511731810199315181140983828604444359296223235159330
Wind
(km/h)
50
E
55
ENE
60
N
60
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
10
N
5
W
10
NW
0
E
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:51PM
7.33
10:11AM
7.44
10:34PM
6.87
10:56AM
6.89
11:21PM
6.41
11:45AM
6.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
1.06
3:55AM
1.35
4:24PM
1.52
4:39AM
1.81
5:10PM
1.99
5:28AM
2.26
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise------8:19-------8:18-------8:18-
Sunset4:25-------4:27-------4:28-------
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
78661111---------------2
Temp. °C552455666666553466656778
Feels °C (?)-6-7-11-9-5-4-3-4-3-3-3-1-1-3-11241-1-2-2-2-2
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