Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
18.0°C
3.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 1AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
274
388
407
463
464
433
334
248
181
146
116
106
82
61
59
54
38
38
37
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
10
NW
10
N
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:54PM8.16m
11:16AM7.94m
00:02AM7.51m
12:39PM7.41m
Low Tide
4:22PM2.33m
4:47AM2.69m
5:22PM2.98m
6:00AM3.34m
7:08PM3.43m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:52
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 mm
1
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1
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Temp °C
18
17
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
12
13
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
14
14
12
12
11
14
13
13
14
12
11
9
9
9
10
11
12
14
14
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