Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
20.5° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 1PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (05 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
W
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.3
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
108
163
210
225
175
101
89
105
92
76
47
45
31
9
9
7
7
7
7
6
6
3
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
S
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:05AM8.34m
11:30PM8.31m
11:51AM7.95m
00:25AM7.86m
12:55PM7.55m
Low Tide
4:49AM1.92m
5:02PM2.18m
5:31AM2.32m
5:52PM2.60m
6:29AM2.77m
7:06PM3.01m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:55
8:53
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
15
16
17
17
17
17
15
13
13
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
11
11
12
10
11
12
11
9
10
12
11
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
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