Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
19.4°C
3.5° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 4AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (10 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (10 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.7
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.8
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.5
W
10
1.5
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
52
32
23
82
279
545
528
405
367
307
271
206
169
137
131
96
125
161
119
207
311
330
302
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:36AM9.24m
6:54PM9.63m
7:20AM9.57m
7:36PM9.85m
7:58AM9.68m
8:13PM9.85m
Low Tide
00:27AM1.35m
12:42PM1.26m
1:11AM0.99m
1:23PM0.98m
1:50AM0.87m
1:58PM0.91m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:40
7:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
17
17
17
17
17
17
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
18
18
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
12
11
13
13
14
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
12
13
15
16
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