Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
20.7° C
4.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 11PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.4
WSW
5
0.2
W
9
0.4
WSW
4
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
40
20
14
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
3
2
8
7
6
11
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:25AM7.86m
12:55PM7.55m
1:42AM7.49m
2:26PM7.40m
Low Tide
5:52PM2.60m
6:29AM2.77m
7:06PM3.01m
7:54AM3.09m
8:47PM3.09m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:53
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
15
14
14
13
15
19
20
20
19
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
18
18
17
17
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