Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
17.4°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 8AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SW
8
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
531
514
421
398
253
210
154
104
84
66
62
51
49
61
42
128
226
297
697
749
931
905
1332
787
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
SE
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:55AM9.47m
7:10PM9.64m
7:30AM9.54m
7:44PM9.60m
8:01AM9.50m
8:14PM9.45m
Low Tide
00:47AM1.19m
12:57PM1.20m
1:20AM1.16m
1:28PM1.18m
1:48AM1.25m
1:57PM1.26m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
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7:31
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7:33
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6:34
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6:31
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 mm
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3
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
8
9
10
11
10
10
8
9
9
11
13
15
16
15
14
15
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