Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.2° 

Crab Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Crab Island today (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 8AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (24 Oct)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (24 Oct)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
12
2.1
W
8
2
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
7
3
SW
8
4
WSW
10
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
W
12
4
W
11
3.5
W
11
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
SW
11
2.3
SW
7
3.5
SW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1543
647
712
475
1010
3469
6058
5603
5004
4862
4604
3607
2676
2060
2053
1525
1185
884
911
585
1770
2129
2276
2447
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
40
SW
55
SSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
55
W
50
W
55
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
SSW
35
S
50
S
50
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:37AM8.73m
5:55PM9.14m
6:15AM9.18m
6:34PM9.48m
6:53AM9.49m
7:13PM9.68m
Low Tide
11:23PM1.95m
11:42AM1.89m
00:02AM1.53m
12:19PM1.51m
00:38AM1.26m
12:55PM1.27m
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7:58
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3
6
14
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7
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Temp °C
11
12
12
12
13
16
16
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
11
14
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
4
6
6
4
3
6
5
1
1
0
-1
-1
1
2
5
5
6
5
3
5
8
9
10
10
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