Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
20.6°C
4.4° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 5PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
653
614
551
492
383
276
153
173
127
111
103
32
27
22
34
32
42
71
218
204
191
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:57AM9.36m
9:15PM9.49m
9:28AM9.22m
9:48PM9.24m
10:01AM8.93m
Low Tide
2:54PM1.23m
3:14AM1.21m
3:24PM1.39m
3:45AM1.48m
3:57PM1.70m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:02
8:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
10
11
12
13
12
13
14
13
14
13
13
14
16
15
15
15
14
12
14
15
14
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