Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
17.8°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 11AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (01 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
661
606
635
1058
995
880
520
411
402
372
364
429
416
474
474
474
405
359
315
274
218
184
184
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:41AM9.06m
10:06PM8.79m
10:23AM8.55m
10:54PM8.16m
11:16AM7.94m
Low Tide
3:22AM1.55m
3:38PM1.77m
4:00AM2.05m
4:22PM2.33m
4:47AM2.69m
5:22PM2.98m
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 mm
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Temp °C
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
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15
17
17
17
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16
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16
16
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15
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
13
12
13
13
14
12
12
14
14
14
16
15
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