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Slade Bay/Boot Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Slade Bay/Boot Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Slade Bay/Boot Reef at 4PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Slade Bay/Boot Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 21 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1643 | 1259 | 1014 | 1188 | 1028 | 947 | 825 | 874 | 1016 | 988 | 862 | 849 | 691 | 714 | 691 | 580 | 378 | 574 | 1474 | 2203 | 2992 | 1944 | 1360 | 3499 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:58PM 6.30 | 3:28AM 6.37 | 3:50PM 6.50 | 4:14AM 6.65 | 4:35PM 6.74 | 4:56AM 6.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:45AM 2.43 | 9:13PM 2.24 | 9:38AM 2.22 | 10:01PM 2.04 | 10:24AM 1.95 | 10:43PM 1.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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