The Boiler surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 GMT
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The Boiler surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Boiler sea temperature is
7.1° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Boiler today?

The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 6AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

Table - waves today at The Boiler. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111014131312788101018171716161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4013132602141733523312381782372942704914426859501694130211791150112113619382355
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglassglassonononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:36AM
7.22
3:03PM
7.28
3:42AM
7.55
4:06PM
7.60
4:36AM
7.98
4:58PM
7.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
3.45
8:43AM
3.37
9:19PM
3.27
9:47AM
3.08
10:17PM
2.93
10:40AM
2.71
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----8:15-------8:15-------8:14---
Sunset------4:32-------4:35-------4:36-
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------21---12---111-11
Temp. °C655556667988777676777898
Feels °C (?)2223220-1-1335454231212122
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