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Slade Bay/Boot Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 13 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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.0°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 10PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
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 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | |
431 | 283 | 171 | 134 | 281 | 297 | 142 | 113 | 88 | 69 | 50 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:25PM6.96m | 4:46AM7.42m | 5:14PM7.56m | 5:35AM7.96m | 6:00PM8.10m | 6:22AM8.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM1.57m | 11:00AM1.10m | 11:20PM1.01m | 11:45AM0.62m | 00:06AM0.53m | 12:29PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 171 | 134 | 10 | 10 | 142 | 113 | 88 | 69 | 50 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 431 | 283 | 20 | 32 | 281 | 297 | 54 | 54 | 48 | 45 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1432 | 631 | 430 | 430 | 887 | 211 | 234 | 213 | 1229 | 410 | 13 | 50 | 131 | 306 | 306 | 257 | 427 | 379 | 182 | 333 | 174 | 137 | 359 | 359 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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