Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.56° N 4.00° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 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 12AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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 Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
271
310
310
280
244
244
220
244
231
218
241
622
507
373
333
324
265
214
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:23PM8.83m
10:38AM8.51m
11:04PM8.29m
11:24AM7.96m
Low Tide
3:57PM1.70m
4:20AM1.90m
4:35PM2.16m
5:02AM2.45m
5:26PM2.76m
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
17
18
19
18
16
16
17
16
17
16
Feels °C
14
14
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15
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12
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