Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
20.4°C
4.2° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 12AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.1
SW
13
0.4
E
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
7
9
18
9
8
8
7
3
3
8
8
15
14
14
12
12
11
10
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
30
E
35
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
15
ENE
15
SSW
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
WSW
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:55PM7.57m
5:22AM7.63m
5:45PM8.16m
6:07AM8.18m
6:26PM8.66m
Low Tide
11:04PM2.94m
11:31AM2.75m
11:52PM2.38m
12:13PM2.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:19
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
20
16
15
15
17
21
25
20
18
17
17
16
17
18
21
22
20
Feels °C
18
18
14
9
10
10
12
16
22
18
16
15
16
15
16
18
22
21
19
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