Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
21.1° C
4.8° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
16
13
14
22
15
18
18
18
17
16
16
8
8
8
8
7
15
24
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
W
15
NNW
20
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
1:23AM6.79m
2:19PM6.75m
2:58AM6.69m
3:48PM7.01m
Low Tide
7:01PM3.61m
7:43AM3.84m
8:36PM3.79m
9:21AM3.79m
10:00PM3.49m
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:24
8:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
14
13
12
14
16
18
18
15
14
14
13
15
18
21
21
20
Feels °C
14
15
13
10
11
10
13
14
15
14
11
11
12
11
14
16
19
18
17
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