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Slade Bay/Boot Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 14 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 1.8°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 4PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Slade Bay/Boot Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | |
121 | 91 | 88 | 67 | 50 | 36 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:14PM7.56m | 5:35AM7.96m | 6:00PM8.10m | 6:22AM8.39m | 6:45PM8.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM1.10m | 11:20PM1.01m | 11:45AM0.62m | 00:06AM0.53m | 12:29PM0.28m | 00:51AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | 9:04 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
 kJ | 121 | 91 | 88 | 67 | 50 | 36 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 52 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | SW 14 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 15 | S 13 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 14 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | W 9 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | W 15 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 34 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 53 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 887 | 1224 | 430 | 410 | 50 | 137 | 368 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 174 | 140 | 128 | 174 | 362 | 361 | 174 | 319 | 319 | 13 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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