Slade Bay/Boot Reef surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 22 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 4PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)4s

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 Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.5
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
81
64
39
24
29
38
29
29
55
98
113
110
108
140
213
255
198
198
194
194
191
187
217
Wind (km/h)
35
E
40
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:29AM7.57m
10:54PM7.44m
11:26AM6.87m
11:56PM6.83m
12:37PM6.30m
1:14AM6.42m
Low Tide
4:30PM1.33m
5:04AM1.50m
5:31PM1.97m
6:18AM2.08m
6:52PM2.44m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:03
6:01
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8:23
8:24
8:27
8:29
Temp °C
9
12
14
13
11
10
9
9
9
13
16
16
13
10
9
8
8
11
14
15
14
12
11
10
1
4
7
7
4
2
2
2
2
6
11
11
6
2
1
1
0
4
9
11
11
9
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
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
Energy kJ
8
2
10
5
3
3
6
5
19
55
98
113
110
108
140
213
255
198
198
194
194
191
187
217
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
10
10
2
3
8
8
8
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
ESE
5
1
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
64
81
64
39
24
29
38
29
29
41
31
23
20
22
27
20
19
21
11
7
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
375
364
337
337
373
401
373
375
707
337
86
41
187
55
30
9
55
71
8
1
0
0
1
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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