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Crab Island surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
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Crab Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crab Island today?
The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 2PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
255 | 313 | 381 | 469 | 617 | 735 | 925 | 1194 | 1568 | 2302 | 2240 | 1872 | 1648 | 1365 | 1019 | 725 | 550 | 541 | 408 | 328 | 279 | 253 | 253 | 258 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 8:51AM9.39m | 9:10PM9.41m | 9:40AM9.09m | 9:59PM9.09m | 10:31AM8.67m | 10:52PM8.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM1.10m | 2:49PM1.23m | 3:17AM1.32m | 3:37PM1.56m | 4:09AM1.67m | 4:28PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | 9:09 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 19 | — | W 15 | — | — | WSW 17 | — | W 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
169 | 7 | — | 4 | — | — | 58 | — | 453 | 1956 | — | — | — | 1230 | 1019 | 725 | 550 | 541 | 408 | 328 | 279 | 253 | 253 | 258 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 |
255 | 313 | 381 | 469 | 617 | 735 | 925 | 1194 | 1568 | 2302 | 2240 | 1872 | 1648 | 1365 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 433 | 433 | 463 | 437 | 361 | 365 | 361 | 393 | 425 | 320 | 139 | 320 | 182 | 133 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 |
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