Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
19.4°C
3.5° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 3PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
1.1
SW
5
1.6
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
7
2
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
219
161
134
109
87
67
49
47
50
21
61
196
449
554
474
359
307
271
211
169
137
134
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:45AM8.68m
6:07PM9.17m
6:36AM9.24m
6:54PM9.63m
7:20AM9.57m
7:36PM9.85m
Low Tide
11:54AM1.77m
00:27AM1.35m
12:42PM1.26m
1:11AM0.99m
1:23PM0.98m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:40
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
17
17
16
17
17
17
14
15
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
10
13
14
15
12
14
16
14
13
12
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