Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
18.0°C
2.7° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 4AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
8
0.6
W
10
1
W
7
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.7
SSW
9
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
71
112
105
99
78
156
119
112
78
56
48
21
23
29
56
72
475
651
690
819
1227
1168
903
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
30
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
30
SSE
35
S
25
S
35
SSW
45
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:57AM9.59m
8:16PM9.74m
8:31AM9.59m
8:51PM9.61m
9:05AM9.41m
9:27PM9.29m
Low Tide
1:44AM1.02m
1:56PM1.10m
2:16AM1.04m
2:29PM1.16m
2:49AM1.21m
3:02PM1.38m
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Temp °C
15
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
13
12
14
16
18
19
20
19
18
17
17
16
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16
15
14
Feels °C
13
12
11
12
13
13
12
11
8
8
9
10
13
15
15
13
14
13
14
10
8
10
11
10
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