The Boiler surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 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
12.6° 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 12AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (09 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
10 AM
1 PM
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
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
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
15
18
14
17
12
11
11
11
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:10PM7.47m
11:38AM7.12m
00:18AM7.21m
12:54PM6.95m
1:39AM7.23m
Low Tide
4:37PM3.06m
5:19AM3.16m
5:38PM3.42m
6:37AM3.34m
7:08PM3.53m
8:00AM3.18m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:51
8:52
8:53
1
2
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
16
17
17
13
11
9
8
9
12
14
14
10
8
7
7
11
12
13
13
12
10
8
9
10
13
15
14
9
6
4
3
3
7
8
9
5
4
3
4
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
NW
4
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
4
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
Energy kJ
4
15
18
14
17
12
11
11
11
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
E
2
0.4
NE
2
0.7
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
10
10
9
10
10
5
4
3
1
3
3
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
162
126
126
88
85
88
126
126
140
167
397
456
425
425
456
567
288
288
59
51
85
130
421
130
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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