Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
17.6°C
3.0° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 5AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
2.4
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.1
W
8
2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2
W
8
1.9
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
0.7
W
10
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
407
657
735
1020
1076
899
732
601
482
491
442
389
321
211
179
104
66
68
67
54
52
43
23
33
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
40
W
45
W
50
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:16AM9.23m
6:32PM9.53m
6:55AM9.47m
7:10PM9.64m
7:30AM9.54m
7:44PM9.60m
Low Tide
00:08AM1.41m
12:21PM1.38m
00:47AM1.19m
12:57PM1.20m
1:20AM1.16m
1:28PM1.18m
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7:31
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
10
7
7
5
5
5
4
6
6
7
8
9
9
11
10
10
9
7
7
7
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