Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
20.2° C
3.9° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 8PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (11 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 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
7
6
14
25
40
38
58
77
74
68
86
86
94
124
149
146
214
209
100
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSE
5
NE
10
N
5
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:15PM9.02m
6:47AM9.10m
7:08PM9.53m
7:37AM9.48m
7:55PM9.82m
Low Tide
11:58AM1.85m
00:33AM1.47m
12:53PM1.33m
1:26AM1.04m
1:41PM1.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:45
8:43
 mm
Temp °C
18
23
26
26
23
20
19
19
22
27
31
30
27
25
23
23
24
27
26
22
19
Feels °C
15
22
24
24
22
18
15
15
18
23
27
27
26
24
22
21
22
23
22
20
19
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