The Boiler surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 16 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (16 May)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
WSW
6
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
8
10
11
17
25
32
45
80
107
110
107
115
102
101
140
165
161
178
154
121
102
73
68
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NE
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
W
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
15
W
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
30
SE
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:26AM9.34m
6:49PM9.41m
7:15AM9.52m
7:36PM9.58m
8:03AM9.54m
8:22PM9.58m
Low Tide
00:06AM1.33m
12:31PM1.12m
00:53AM1.10m
1:17PM1.01m
1:40AM1.02m
2:03PM1.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:01
9:02
9:05
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
2
1
3
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
8
9
10
11
10
11
10
9
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
7
7
6
8
8
6
8
6
6
4
5
4
5
2
5
4
3
3
5
6
7
7
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
13
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.3
WSW
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
7
Energy kJ
7
8
7
4
4
2
1
1
4
107
110
29
72
102
101
92
41
41
178
154
121
102
19
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
8
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.5
W
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
W
10
0.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
6
6
5
2
2
3
1
4
4
14
17
4
5
96
61
41
24
52
23
33
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
7
7
2
3
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
7
0.3
SW
2
0.9
WSW
7
Energy kJ
10
11
17
25
32
45
80
107
115
94
98
140
165
161
1
73
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Distance (km)
349
320
320
320
349
349
351
349
360
151
0
288
352
365
365
320
320
74
9
48
92
125
67
125
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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