Crab Island surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Crab Island today?

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 1AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s

Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
0.5
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
W
0.3
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)78888877716999988851266666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57073061455245437324320314412219416213212912010910749295456432433
Wind
(km/h)
45
WSW
40
W
30
W
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
8.14
5:27AM
8.63
5:58PM
8.75
6:15AM
9.14
6:40PM
9.14
6:55AM
9.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
2.17
11:50AM
1.69
12:05AM
1.60
12:33PM
1.28
12:44AM
1.26
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:54-------6:52--
Sunset-7:43-------7:45-------7:45------
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
41----------------------
Temp. °C8101087789109910101012141412111211111010
Feels °C (?)-2241111234577791099897776
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