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Slade Bay/Boot Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
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 11AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Slade Bay/Boot Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | |
36 | 28 | 28 | 55 | 120 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 166 | 220 | 242 | 198 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 187 | 184 | 163 | 166 | 163 | 145 | 142 | 113 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:26AM6.87m | 11:56PM6.83m | 12:37PM6.30m | 1:14AM6.42m | 2:03PM6.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM1.50m | 5:31PM1.97m | 6:18AM2.08m | 6:52PM2.44m | 7:51AM2.35m | 8:27PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | 8:30 |
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Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
 kJ | 6 | 5 | 19 | 55 | 120 | 113 | 110 | 108 | 166 | 220 | 242 | 198 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 187 | 184 | 163 | 166 | 163 | 145 | 142 | 113 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 337 | 367 | 402 | 346 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 30 | 9 | 71 | 86 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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