
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crab Island today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 12PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:06AM8.42m | 7:24PM8.82m | 7:42AM8.66m | 7:59PM9.04m | 8:16AM8.84m | 8:33PM9.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM1.99m | 1:28AM1.79m | 1:43PM1.77m | 2:03AM1.57m | 2:15PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 12 | W 7 | W 9 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 12 | W 9 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 19 | 15 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 183 | 361 | 438 | 361 | 224 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 361 | 361 | 412 | 397 | 190 | 189 | 141 | 189 | 473 | 478 | 1962 | 398 |
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