
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crab Island today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 9PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | NW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37AM9.47m | 8:55PM9.74m | 9:23AM9.43m | 9:40PM9.63m | 10:05AM9.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM1.03m | 3:12AM0.94m | 3:24PM1.08m | 3:55AM1.08m | 4:05PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 |
5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | S 5 | — | W 11 | W 8 |
2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 7 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | NW 4 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — |
8 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 2 | — | ENE 2 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NE 2 |
1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 222 | 222 | 233 | 275 | 51 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 1700 | 1121 | 422 | 395 | 402 | 402 | 422 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | |
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