Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
19.0°C
3.2° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 4AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
247
145
105
295
197
235
197
153
146
143
151
147
144
160
51
64
127
176
186
208
208
181
161
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:32AM9.62m
8:46PM9.69m
9:03AM9.43m
9:17PM9.39m
9:32AM9.11m
9:45PM8.97m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.93m
2:30PM0.99m
2:51AM1.13m
2:58PM1.20m
3:16AM1.44m
3:26PM1.54m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:34
7:30
 mm
2
4
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
16
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
15
16
16
18
16
15
13
14
12
12
10
12
12
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