The Boiler surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
10.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Boiler today?

The current surf forecast for The Boiler at 1PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (17 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131212121112121211111111111010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8808009201146106410411018907785757643631531450363255209169128102102757555
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
0
WNW
10
N
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glassononglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:57AM
9.60
7:16PM
9.58
7:38AM
9.78
7:56PM
9.72
8:19AM
9.78
8:36PM
9.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:01PM
0.88
1:19AM
0.90
1:40PM
0.77
1:57AM
0.83
2:19PM
0.83
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:16-------6:15-------6:13------
Sunset-----8:15-------8:15-------8:17--
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C101111111010109999101211109989101111119
Feels °C (?)565655544556777555778984
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