Crab Island surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 05 Dec 2025 GMT
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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
10.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Crab Island today?

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 12PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Dec)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (05 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (05 Dec)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

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Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Mon
08
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.5
SW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.3
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)151514881010111213161616161615141413139111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1559155914153553721212233129825670772911669138641337798606901477431112106131321511984246320171596
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
SSW
35
S
50
SSE
60
SSE
45
SW
50
SW
55
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
30
ESE
25
SSW
45
SSW
55
SSW
45
W
35
WSW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
9.62
6:26PM
9.63
6:47AM
9.73
7:16PM
9.57
7:35AM
9.66
8:05PM
9.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
1.23
12:27AM
1.22
12:54PM
1.21
1:15AM
1.31
1:45PM
1.36
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Mon
08
Sunrise--8:03-------8:04-------8:06-----
Sunset----4:07-------4:07-------4:07---
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
21-2431231211----4652---
Temp. °C99991012111011111111111111111111131414121111
Feels °C (?)431-1-230-11110124676964344
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