Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crab Island today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 2PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58AM6.69m | 3:48PM7.01m | 4:21AM7.06m | 4:55PM7.57m | 5:22AM7.63m | 5:45PM8.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21AM3.79m | 10:00PM3.49m | 10:37AM3.32m | 11:04PM2.94m | 11:31AM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 |
8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SE 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 |
— | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 86 | 73 | 84 | 127 | 21 | 51 | 15 | 135 | 222 | 395 | 395 | 394 | 222 | 222 | 319 | 308 | 135 | 135 | 86 | 325 | 136 | 86 |
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