Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
20.4° C
4.0° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
131
100
98
94
88
84
62
61
75
66
48
46
45
22
31
40
40
28
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:55PM9.82m
8:21AM9.64m
8:38PM9.89m
9:01AM9.60m
9:16PM9.76m
Low Tide
1:41PM1.00m
2:12AM0.82m
2:23PM0.87m
2:52AM0.81m
3:01PM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:40
8:38
 mm
Temp °C
25
23
20
19
18
18
19
21
21
21
18
17
16
15
18
20
19
18
15
Feels °C
23
21
19
20
19
19
19
20
19
20
17
14
12
12
15
16
13
13
11
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