
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crab Island today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 10PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
612 | 591 | 460 | 319 | 814 | 656 | 900 | 1044 | 1111 | 863 | 692 | 561 | 502 | 446 | 394 | 500 | 588 | 306 | 302 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:14PM9.45m | 8:31AM9.35m | 8:44PM9.20m | 8:59AM9.10m | 9:12PM8.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM1.26m | 2:14AM1.42m | 2:25PM1.43m | 2:41AM1.66m | 2:54PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 |
612 | 591 | 460 | 319 | 366 | — | — | — | — | 792 | 575 | 561 | 502 | 446 | 394 | 5 | 131 | 139 | 116 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | WSW 10 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 131 | 102 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
— | — | 29 | 83 | 814 | 656 | 900 | 1044 | 1111 | 863 | 692 | — | — | — | — | 500 | 588 | 306 | 302 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 82 | 68 | 273 | 273 | 320 | 320 | 420 | 361 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 39 | 68 | 253 | 251 | 68 | 68 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)










