The Boiler surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 07 May 2026 BST
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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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
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)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
5
5
4
4
4
15
18
14
17
12
12
11
11
3
3
2
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
SSW
0
ESE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
20
ESE
25
E
15
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:03AM7.88m
10:23PM7.86m
10:43AM7.47m
11:10PM7.47m
11:38AM7.12m
00:18AM7.21m
Low Tide
3:46AM2.42m
3:56PM2.66m
4:25AM2.81m
4:37PM3.06m
5:19AM3.16m
5:38PM3.42m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
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5:37
5:35
5:33
5:31
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8:47
8:50
8:51
8:52
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
11
11
12
10
10
10
9
10
11
13
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
16
18
17
14
12
6
5
8
8
9
9
8
8
6
7
6
8
12
13
12
10
9
9
11
13
15
13
9
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
4
15
18
14
17
12
12
11
11
3
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
1
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.3
E
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
7
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
368
365
368
397
438
441
413
393
375
189
134
188
188
126
126
88
85
88
85
120
89
85
368
397
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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