Crab Island surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 22 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
13.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 1PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (22 May)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
331
404
387
387
328
310
298
237
227
227
186
183
163
163
132
126
96
84
64
62
62
62
84
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
5
W
5
N
5
W
5
NW
5
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
E
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:26AM8.22m
11:50PM8.28m
12:28PM7.83m
00:56AM7.98m
1:36PM7.63m
Low Tide
5:07AM2.06m
5:27PM2.38m
6:13AM2.40m
6:35PM2.69m
7:23AM2.58m
7:49PM2.79m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:13
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:12
9:13
9:15
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
14
13
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
20
22
23
23
22
12
11
12
16
16
14
14
14
13
13
15
14
15
14
15
14
14
14
16
19
22
24
24
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
Energy kJ
258
331
404
387
387
328
310
298
237
227
227
186
183
163
163
132
126
96
84
64
62
62
62
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
106
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
13
13
19
0
68
10
1
0
0
0
1
10
1
1
0
0
0
0
14
16
1
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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