Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
20.2°C
4.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (03 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
6
2.5
WSW
7
2
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
344
280
244
214
220
244
242
198
241
639
462
427
383
373
316
214
176
113
75
58
62
83
98
72
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
50
SW
40
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:23PM8.83m
10:38AM8.51m
11:04PM8.29m
11:24AM7.96m
00:02AM7.65m
12:36PM7.40m
Low Tide
4:20AM1.90m
4:35PM2.16m
5:02AM2.45m
5:26PM2.76m
6:02AM3.09m
6:51PM3.32m
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
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7:59
7:57
7:53
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
16
17
17
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
16
15
16
15
15
14
14
11
13
12
12
11
10
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
15
15
15
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