Slade Bay/Boot Reef surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 13 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.1
SW
13
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.4
SW
5
0.5
WSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
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
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy 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)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy 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)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
3
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
8
1.6
W
8
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.7
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.5
WSW
3
Energy 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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