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Slade Bay/Boot Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 16 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
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 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | |
8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 57 | 101 | 130 | 131 | 104 | 115 | 109 | 117 | 192 | 206 | 192 | 204 | 178 | 149 | 108 | 88 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:22AM8.39m | 6:45PM8.50m | 7:08AM8.64m | 7:30PM8.71m | 7:54AM8.67m | 8:16PM8.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.53m | 12:29PM0.28m | 00:51AM0.19m | 1:13PM0.12m | 1:37AM0.04m | 1:58PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 15 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 6 |
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 110 | 29 | 48 | 102 | — | 125 | 42 | 41 | 204 | 178 | 149 | 108 | 20 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 15 | SW 13 | W 14 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 11 | — | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | 14 | 28 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | 61 | — | 42 | 60 | 52 | 21 | 33 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 13 | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | WSW 7 | S 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 57 | 101 | 130 | 131 | 104 | 115 | 109 | 117 | 192 | 206 | 192 | — | — | — | 106 | 88 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 359 | 359 | 361 | 357 | 357 | 151 | 3 | 299 | 362 | 374 | 364 | 319 | 319 | 71 | 3 | 38 | 83 | 118 | 63 | 118 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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