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Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.9° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 7PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (25 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
W
12
4
W
11
3.5
W
10
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.7
W
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
SW
7
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4701
3448
2480
1945
1714
1131
831
726
299
1245
1441
1571
1699
2172
4144
4022
3619
3298
3368
3068
2980
Wind (km/h)
55
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
35
W
25
WSW
30
SSW
35
S
40
S
50
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
50
SW
45
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:34PM9.48m
5:53AM9.49m
6:13PM9.68m
6:31AM9.66m
6:53PM9.71m
Low Tide
11:19AM1.51m
11:38PM1.26m
11:55AM1.27m
00:15AM1.12m
12:32PM1.17m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
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5:56
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6:58
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6:58
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4:02
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4:59
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7
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2
2
2
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
14
16
16
17
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
0
0
2
4
4
7
5
4
7
8
9
11
9
8
7
6
4
4
4
5
5
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