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Reef
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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
19
Poor
1.9m
@18s
21km/h
Tue
31
15
Poor
1.3m
@16s
14km/h
Wed
1
0
Poor
1.1m
@10s
16km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.9m
WSW(257°)
Score: 8/25
Period
18s
Long period groundswell
Score: 23/25
Wind
21km/h
NW(307°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
10°C
0.0mm35%
Windswell Component
0.7mWNW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.1mN
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 18 km/h WNW|PM: 20 km/h NW
Similar wind — afternoon has better tide for this spot
High tide at 5pm (3.0m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:53 am
High tide - 2.73m
11:17 am
Low tide - -3.86m
5:17 pm
High tide - 3.05m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

19
Poor
Components
Swell Direction9/25
Swell Size8/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score41/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-17
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score19/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score19
🤢 Morning Sickness

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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