Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crab Island today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 1PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 9 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:16AM8.84m | 8:33PM9.18m | 8:49AM8.96m | 9:07PM9.24m | 9:22AM8.97m | 9:40PM9.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM1.57m | 2:15PM1.60m | 2:37AM1.43m | 2:47PM1.51m | 3:09AM1.37m | 3:18PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 19 | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | SW 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | 13 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 206 | 398 | 206 | 779 | 440 | 233 | 360 | 21 | 15 | 190 | 190 | 206 | 191 | 190 | 190 | 368 | 190 | 386 | 395 | 190 | 135 | 51 |
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