Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
20.6° C
5.2° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 5PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.4
NW
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.5
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
8
8
6
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
1
1
2
7
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
S
10
WNW
15
NW
20
N
20
NNE
10
E
10
E
5
SE
10
SW
20
W
25
NNW
20
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:37AM9.47m
8:55PM9.74m
9:23AM9.43m
9:40PM9.63m
10:05AM9.21m
Low Tide
2:39PM1.03m
3:12AM0.94m
3:24PM1.08m
3:55AM1.08m
4:05PM1.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:25
9:24
9:23
 mm
Temp °C
20
23
26
27
25
23
20
19
20
23
25
24
21
20
18
17
19
20
22
21
21
Feels °C
18
21
24
24
21
19
18
17
19
21
22
19
17
18
16
15
19
18
18
17
17
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