Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
20.2° C
4.1° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
2
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
68
84
82
65
65
46
45
58
74
93
119
119
79
122
150
268
375
484
472
319
219
181
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
20
SE
15
SSE
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:54AM8.86m
10:13PM9.00m
10:28AM8.65m
10:49PM8.70m
11:05AM8.34m
Low Tide
3:41AM1.44m
3:50PM1.63m
4:14AM1.63m
4:23PM1.85m
4:49AM1.92m
5:02PM2.18m
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
8:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
20
23
23
22
20
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
12
16
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
16
14
12
12
9
9
9
10
10
12
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