Crab Island surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 01 May 2026 BST
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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
12.4° C
(Which is 2.1°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 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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)
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
38
38
37
34
19
19
18
8
8
9
9
8
8
5
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:16PM9.08m
7:29AM9.05m
7:46PM9.10m
7:59AM8.99m
8:16PM9.05m
8:29AM8.84m
Low Tide
1:02PM1.47m
1:12AM1.43m
1:30PM1.49m
1:41AM1.44m
1:58PM1.56m
2:11AM1.54m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:46
5:45
5:43
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8:37
8:39
8:40
8:43
2
6
3
2
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
W
5
Energy kJ
36
38
38
37
34
19
19
18
7
7
9
9
8
8
5
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
5
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
1
1
4
8
8
8
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
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
1
1
1
Distance (km)
183
147
136
48
127
86
191
253
177
189
202
206
190
320
320
395
395
395
190
190
189
177
189
190
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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