Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
21.1° C
4.8° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
W
6
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
34
13
17
13
14
24
14
18
18
18
17
16
16
8
8
8
8
7
15
33
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
W
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
ESE
5
S
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:49PM7.00m
1:23AM6.79m
2:19PM6.75m
2:58AM6.69m
3:48PM7.01m
Low Tide
7:01PM3.61m
7:43AM3.84m
8:36PM3.79m
9:21AM3.79m
10:00PM3.49m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
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>
6:09
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:24
8:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
18
17
17
15
13
12
14
16
17
18
15
15
14
13
15
18
21
21
19
Feels °C
11
13
14
14
13
11
10
10
13
14
14
14
11
12
12
11
13
16
18
18
16
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