Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
17.9°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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 4AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
9
0.3
W
6
0.1
W
14
0.7
W
6
0.9
WSW
4
1.6
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
21
14
18
11
27
25
16
15
15
9
9
5
5
5
1
2
3
2
6
4
29
28
149
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
25
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:17AM7.46m
3:52PM7.93m
4:33AM8.12m
4:57PM8.63m
5:30AM8.77m
5:49PM9.20m
Low Tide
9:37AM3.11m
10:22PM2.54m
10:47AM2.39m
11:21PM1.87m
11:39AM1.77m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:26
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6:43
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6:40
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6:38
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
16
15
14
12
11
13
13
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
13
14
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
14
13
7
4
5
5
6
6
6
7
6
7
8
7
7
7
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