Crab Island surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 21 Feb 2026 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
7.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Crab Island today?

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 3PM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (21 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Evening (21 Feb)8ft (2.4m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)12121716161615914141313141415151515151588813
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1180116029582872280128592906689202518091538160919972259282228992800276328122474499488465418
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:38AM
9.63
8:52PM
9.29
9:12AM
9.31
9:27PM
8.93
9:50AM
8.82
10:07PM
8.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
1.05
2:49AM
1.27
3:11PM
1.39
3:23AM
1.65
3:48PM
1.88
4:05AM
2.20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise7:18-------7:16-------7:15-------
Sunset--5:39-------5:42-------5:44-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----12----------11-----
Temp. °C10101010101010101010101099910101011101010109
Feels °C (?)653343355444322443345464
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