
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crab Island today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 9PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
418 | 441 | 427 | 209 | 239 | 270 | 232 | 247 | 190 | 134 | 109 | 87 | 67 | 49 | 47 | 22 | 21 | 57 | 202 | 443 | 619 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:11PM8.48m | 5:45AM8.68m | 6:07PM9.17m | 6:36AM9.24m | 6:54PM9.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM2.48m | 11:34PM1.96m | 11:54AM1.77m | 00:27AM1.35m | 12:42PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 7 | — |
418 | — | — | — | — | — | 232 | 247 | 190 | 134 | 109 | 34 | 67 | 49 | 47 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 220 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 11 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
— | 441 | 427 | 209 | 239 | 270 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | 10 | 21 | 57 | 202 | 443 | 619 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 784 | 891 | 431 | 361 | 361 | 49 | 1 | 49 | 13 | 141 | 133 | 0 | 13 | 178 | 97 | 275 | 320 | 320 | 193 | 144 |
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