Slade Bay/Boot Reef surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 May 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 12AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (19 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.8
SW
7
1.9
SW
7
2
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.2
SW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
153
114
271
392
446
515
557
650
897
1094
1312
1677
2773
2402
2084
1844
1365
986
833
735
646
508
394
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
S
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:16PM8.71m
8:41AM8.47m
9:04PM8.50m
9:31AM8.09m
9:54PM8.13m
10:23AM7.58m
Low Tide
1:58PM0.16m
2:24AM0.12m
2:45PM0.39m
3:13AM0.41m
3:34PM0.78m
4:06AM0.84m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:07
9:07
9:09
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
16
6
6
5
5
6
6
7
7
5
4
3
4
5
6
6
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
12
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
13
0.6
W
16
1
W
15
2.5
W
14
2.1
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
180
20
114
7
4
4
3
188
465
2394
1365
986
833
735
646
508
394
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
2
19
19
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
6
0.8
S
4
1.8
SW
7
1.9
SW
7
2
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.2
SW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
153
22
271
392
446
515
557
650
897
1094
1312
1677
2773
2402
2084
1844
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
5
5
5
1
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
63
259
280
415
427
427
443
430
370
395
395
405
414
319
319
430
174
125
54
63
44
31
31
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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