Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.7° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 11AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1
2
3
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
7
0.2
W
20
0.5
W
18
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
45
23
23
22
21
16
30
158
341
628
543
639
602
545
427
345
248
192
186
167
158
194
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
0
S
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
S
10
SW
15
W
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:37AM8.24m
5:55PM8.75m
6:15AM8.77m
6:32PM9.20m
6:50AM9.17m
7:07PM9.52m
Low Tide
11:44AM2.24m
00:02AM1.84m
12:19PM1.76m
00:38AM1.43m
12:53PM1.42m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:07
7:06
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
15
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
8
8
9
13
19
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
8
8
9
10
11
13
13
12
14
14
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