Crab Island surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 04 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 1.9°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 12AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (05 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
9
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.4
SE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
N
10
NE
5
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
5
SSW
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SSE
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:46PM8.89m
8:59AM8.60m
9:15PM8.61m
9:30AM8.27m
9:47PM8.25m
10:03AM7.88m
Low Tide
2:26PM1.70m
2:42AM1.74m
2:54PM1.95m
3:13AM2.05m
3:24PM2.28m
3:46AM2.42m
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cloud
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cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
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5:41
5:39
5:37
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8:43
8:45
8:45
8:47
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
11
10
12
12
13
12
11
11
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
13
13
11
12
9
7
10
11
9
7
7
7
5
6
7
8
9
9
6
5
5
5
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
3
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)
190
316
340
340
340
361
361
395
368
398
395
395
395
395
395
422
441
361
325
325
367
341
397
423
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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