Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
18.4°C
3.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 2PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
37
27
24
24
15
15
16
17
17
18
40
98
98
125
116
153
120
158
132
125
176
108
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:17AM6.46m
3:12PM6.83m
3:50AM6.89m
4:24PM7.46m
4:52AM7.58m
5:14PM8.15m
Low Tide
8:47AM4.13m
9:31PM3.73m
10:08AM3.56m
10:35PM3.06m
11:02AM2.86m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:15
7:13
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
13
13
15
17
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
18
18
18
16
17
17
15
10
10
7
10
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