Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
18.0°C
3.2° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
0.4
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
49
43
42
12
20
20
20
21
21
14
11
18
10
16
16
15
15
9
9
4
5
4
4
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:40AM7.17m
2:23PM7.39m
3:17AM7.46m
3:52PM7.93m
4:33AM8.12m
4:57PM8.63m
Low Tide
7:58AM3.57m
9:01PM3.20m
9:37AM3.11m
10:22PM2.54m
10:47AM2.39m
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Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
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16
16
16
16
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16
17
17
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Feels °C
14
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14
14
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15
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15
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16
17
17
15
14
12
11
7
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5
6
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