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Level 7/10

Crab Island

Langland, Gower, UK (Wales)
🪸Sharp reef🪨Rocks⚠️Shallow🌀Strong rips

Crab Island is one of the Gower's quality reef setups, breaking off a rocky platform in Langland Bay. It needs proper size to wrap around the Bristol Channel.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
0
Poor
0.5m
@11s
27km/h
Fri
1
0
Poor
0.5m
@10s
14km/h
Sat
2
0
Poor
0.6m
@10s
12km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.5m
WSW(257°)
Score: 1/25
Period
11s
Medium period swell
Score: 6/25
Wind
27km/h
ESE(107°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
16°C
0.0mm47%
Windswell Component
1.1mESE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.1mSSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 28 km/h E|PM: 27 km/h ESE
Lighter winds later (27 km/h)
High tide at 6pm (3.7m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:47 am
High tide - 3.61m
11:57 am
Low tide - -3.97m
6:06 pm
High tide - 3.67m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction9/25
Swell Size1/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score16/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-17
🌊💨 Windswell-10
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Direction range
200° - 270°
Size range
1.8m - 3m
Ideal size
2.7m
Height multiplier
1.03×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
N (0°)
Offshore range
315° - 45°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid to high

Water temp

13°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

4/10

Best Season

Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, Sep

Getting There

Airport
BRS
Drive time
100 min
Data quality
verified

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