Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
21.1°C
4.8° 

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 (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) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 8AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Tue morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.7
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
9
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.1
SW
13
0.6
E
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
8
8
8
8
7
16
23
20
18
9
8
13
7
7
7
13
12
13
7
9
4
3
8
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
SE
10
SSE
0
WSW
5
N
10
N
10
NE
20
E
20
E
35
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
35
E
25
E
25
E
15
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
15
18
21
21
20
17
15
14
17
20
23
23
19
16
15
15
18
17
19
22
19
Feels °C
11
13
11
14
16
19
18
17
15
11
10
10
14
18
18
12
9
9
10
12
11
15
18
17
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