
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crab Island today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 1PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:40AM7.17m | 2:23PM7.39m | 3:17AM7.46m | 3:52PM7.93m | 4:33AM8.12m | 4:57PM8.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM3.57m | 9:01PM3.20m | 9:37AM3.11m | 10:22PM2.54m | 10:47AM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
3 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 11 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
49 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 59 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 167 | 171 | 182 | 183 | 183 | 102 | 94 | 86 | 72 | 72 | 51 | 189 | 127 | 86 | 189 | 189 | 344 | 412 | 597 | 597 | 891 | 899 |
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