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Crab Island Surf Forecast
/ Wales – Gower (30 surf breaks) /
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Crab Island surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 30 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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crab Island today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
147 | 126 | 124 | 135 | 92 | 98 | 400 | 444 | 593 | 583 | 513 | 541 | 550 | 454 | 477 | 477 | 460 | 373 | 387 | 387 | 164 | 147 | 104 | 258 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:26AM8.55m | 6:47PM8.71m | 7:02AM8.60m | 7:21PM8.79m | 7:36AM8.61m | 7:55PM8.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM1.92m | 00:44AM1.85m | 1:02PM1.88m | 1:18AM1.82m | 1:35PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | 9:23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 147 | 126 | 124 | 135 | 92 | 82 | 400 | 444 | 593 | 583 | 513 | 541 | 550 | 454 | 477 | 477 | 460 | 373 | 387 | 387 | 164 | 147 | 104 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 36 | 98 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 104 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 21 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 97 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 133 | 68 | 50 | 74 | 50 | 50 | 139 | 139 | 178 | 185 | 49 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 251 | 39 | 68 | 21 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - Gower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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