Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
20.0° C
4.8° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 10AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.1
SW
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
15
0.6
E
4
0.1
SW
18
0.2
W
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
9
8
12
9
1
1
1
19
15
15
15
7
4
9
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
15
E
20
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
5
NE
10
SE
25
ENE
30
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:45AM8.22m
5:17PM8.49m
5:52AM8.65m
6:19PM8.99m
6:52AM9.05m
7:15PM9.41m
Low Tide
10:54AM2.17m
11:29PM1.95m
11:58AM1.75m
00:32AM1.52m
12:56PM1.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:13
5:13
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:29
9:28
9:27
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
20
26
30
30
23
18
16
15
18
24
28
28
23
19
16
15
19
26
30
30
26
23
Feels °C
15
14
16
23
26
25
15
10
9
9
12
19
25
24
17
14
12
13
16
23
29
29
22
17
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