Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
18.3°C
2.8° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 7PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
77
65
67
54
40
38
37
27
24
24
15
15
16
17
18
18
41
99
98
125
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:30PM6.60m
2:17AM6.46m
3:12PM6.83m
3:50AM6.89m
4:24PM7.46m
Low Tide
7:56PM4.09m
8:47AM4.13m
9:31PM3.73m
10:08AM3.56m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:17
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
19
20
19
19
Feels °C
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
18
18
19
19
17
17
17
19
19
19
19
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