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Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.7° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 9AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (27 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (27 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
W
12
3
W
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4974
4346
4030
3539
3029
2900
2796
2532
2329
2078
1703
1450
1200
887
713
544
408
343
325
121
88
251
223
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:31AM9.66m
6:53PM9.71m
7:10AM9.67m
7:34PM9.57m
7:50AM9.50m
8:17PM9.25m
Low Tide
00:15AM1.12m
12:32PM1.17m
00:52AM1.14m
1:10PM1.23m
1:31AM1.32m
1:50PM1.47m
rain showers
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Temp °C
15
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
7
4
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
8
8
9
10
10
8
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
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