Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
16.7°C
2.4° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 6PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (15 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (15 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2148
2212
1960
1901
1430
1120
852
860
639
598
531
432
361
347
284
232
183
173
128
95
93
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
35
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:27AM8.73m
9:40PM8.38m
9:56AM8.25m
10:10PM7.85m
10:28AM7.71m
Low Tide
3:22PM2.14m
3:33AM2.46m
3:53PM2.65m
4:02AM2.97m
4:29PM3.21m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:39
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7:41
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6:22
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6:21
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6:19
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1
4
6
1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
12
14
13
10
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
14
4
8
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
9
10
8
5
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