Crab Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(United-Kingdom – Wales – Gower)
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Crab Island Spot ID: Type: point Reliability: fairly consistent Best: Swell SW | Wind N Sea Temperature Today is: 10.2 °C |
Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 15:59 Local time
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Crab Island on Gower is a fairly exposed point break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the north. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. No beach break here Best around low tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care to avoid the rocks.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Mumbles, Wales, 3 miles from Crab Island.
Crab Island Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Mumbles, 2 km from Crab Island.
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Overall Crab Island Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
The figure describes the range of swells directed at Crab Island over a normal May. It ... (show all text) 
This chart shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directions... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single Crab Island surf consistency graph. Also see Crab Island surf quality by season and Crab Island surf quality by month. |
Crab Island Location Maps
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Use this relief map to navigate to Wales - Gower surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Crab Island
Visitor Reviews of Crab Island
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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Crab Island:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Langland Bay | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Langland Point | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | The Boiler | 1 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Caswell Bay | 1 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Pwlldu Point | 2 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Crab Island: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Pembroke Buoy | 47 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Aberporth Buoy | 55 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Channel Islands Buoy | 125 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Sevenstones Buoy | 137 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | M2 Lambay Buoy | 145 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Crab Island: |
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| Closest tide station | Mumbles | 2 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Swansea | 6 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Ilfracombe | 25 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Barry | 34 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Cardiff | 37 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Crab Island: |
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| Closest ski area | Raise (United Kingdom) | 204 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom) | 229 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Yad Moss (United Kingdom) | 229 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Harwood Common (United Kingdom) | 230 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Allenheads (United Kingdom) | 236 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Crab Island: |
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| Closest city location | Swansea (United Kingdom) | 5 mi |
| Second closest city location | Briton Ferry (United Kingdom) | 9 mi |
| Third closest city location | Llanelli (United Kingdom) | 10 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Neath (United Kingdom) | 11 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Coity (United Kingdom) | 20 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Crab Island is Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales, 6 km (4 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Crab Island is Cardiff Airport (CWL), also in Wales, 49 km (30 miles) away.
- Third is Bristol Airport (BRS) in England, 91 km (57 miles) away.
- Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) in England is 98 km (61 miles) away.
- Exeter Airport (EXT), also in England is the fifth nearest airport to Crab Island and is 101 km (63 miles) away.
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