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) - 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | E 4 | E 3 | SW 13 | W 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 13 | E 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 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 | SW 8 | W 10 |
16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | 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 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | SW 8 |
1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | NW 4 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 |
8 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 20 | 56 | 84 | 84 | 127 | 21 | 86 | 15 | 222 | 222 | 395 | 395 | 395 | 222 | 222 | 289 | 308 | 135 | 135 | 86 | 178 | 136 | 73 |
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