Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
20.1° C
5.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
24
31
32
17
17
17
17
31
8
16
15
16
31
29
42
41
40
39
37
37
23
14
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
5
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
10
NW
15
N
10
NE
15
E
10
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
12:30PM7.78m
1:04AM7.90m
1:35PM7.64m
2:14AM7.80m
2:51PM7.69m
3:31AM7.90m
Low Tide
6:34PM2.68m
7:14AM2.62m
7:46PM2.80m
8:27AM2.68m
9:05PM2.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:09
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:32
9:31
9:31
9:30
 mm
Temp °C
18
20
21
20
18
17
16
16
18
22
24
25
22
21
20
19
21
26
30
31
28
25
23
22
Feels °C
18
20
19
19
17
16
15
16
18
21
22
23
21
20
19
19
20
27
30
30
27
25
22
21
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