Crab Island surfForecast / Wales – Gower / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 15 Mar 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
8.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crab Island today?

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 3PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (15 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (15 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)577778998181888888899913121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7733234933644784598784164526482462452445424435446468513549561980749644644
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
SW
45
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05PM
7.57
4:28AM
8.16
4:52PM
8.26
5:11AM
8.80
5:32PM
8.84
5:50AM
9.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48AM
2.93
10:16PM
2.71
10:38AM
2.23
10:59PM
2.05
11:19AM
1.62
11:37PM
1.52
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise6:31-------6:28-------6:26-------
Sunset---6:19-------6:21-------6:22----
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1-1------1-------------
Temp. °C81098877898999898911131210101010
Feels °C (?)12-11-1-1-1111112243581086666
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