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Slade Bay/Boot Reef surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 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 2.1°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 5PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | |
14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 380 | 524 | 504 | 466 | 349 | 198 | 310 | 328 | 305 | 147 | 116 | 91 | 83 | 48 | 32 | 10 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:29PM6.39m | 3:53AM6.85m | 4:25PM6.96m | 4:46AM7.42m | 5:14PM7.56m | 5:35AM7.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM2.17m | 9:40PM2.11m | 10:12AM1.64m | 10:33PM1.57m | 11:00AM1.10m | 11:20PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | 9:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 198 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 147 | 116 | 91 | 83 | 48 | 32 | 9 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 34 | 104 | 229 | 380 | 524 | 504 | 466 | 349 | 26 | 310 | 328 | 305 | 56 | 37 | 32 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 359 | 419 | 390 | 394 | 362 | 396 | 396 | 774 | 1005 | 1001 | 890 | 430 | 430 | 151 | 151 | 211 | 211 | 306 | 427 | 25 | 4 | 88 | 281 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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