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Crab Island Surf Forecast
/ Wales – Gower (29 surf breaks) /
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Crab Island surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 15 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | |
11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 37 | 104 | 130 | 110 | 107 | 115 | 138 | 132 | 205 | 316 | 379 | 268 | 234 | 172 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:02PM9.09m | 6:26AM9.34m | 6:49PM9.41m | 7:15AM9.52m | 7:36PM9.58m | 8:03AM9.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM1.33m | 12:31PM1.12m | 00:53AM1.10m | 1:17PM1.01m | 1:40AM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 5 | W 7 | W 9 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
 kJ | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 110 | 29 | 48 | 138 | 132 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 268 | 234 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 9 | W 13 | W 8 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 9 | W 13 | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 5 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | — | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 8 | — | — | 11 | — | 7 | 19 | — | 37 | 104 | 130 | — | 107 | 115 | 114 | 121 | 205 | 316 | 379 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 395 | 374 | 348 | 73 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 348 | 350 | 348 | 348 | 351 | 152 | 0 | 287 | 351 | 364 | 336 | 368 | 78 | 82 | 0 | 10 | 68 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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