Crab Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Crab Island over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it's a bit of a tough stretch ahead. The forecast is lookin' pretty bleak for the most part, with a lot of cross-onshore wind and messy conditions. The water is notably warm though, at 67°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a full 6° above average, so you might not even need a spring suit if you're tough enough.

We've got a small window of something half-decent comin' up, but you'll have to be patient. For the first few days, from Sunday the 6th right through the week, it's just one poor report after another. Tiny waves, wrong wind, or blown-out chop. It's a real write-off.

The first real glimmer of hope shows up on Monday, September 7th in the morning. A clean, cross-offshore breeze from the WNW will groom a 5ft swell from the WSW. Now, this one has some serious grunt behind it – the combined wave energy is a massive 1234 (strong to very strong). The period is a very long 14 seconds, so this is proper groundswell. That long period might make it a bit straight at a beach break, but being a reef, Crab Island could handle it nicely. The afternoon goes a bit lumpy though.

Then the next morning, Tuesday, September 8th, looks clean again early with a cross-off breeze and a similar 5ft swell, but the period drops to 8 seconds and the energy is much weaker at 408 (moderate). Still, a clean 5ft wave is surfable.

After that, we're back into a long stretch of rubbish. It's not until Friday, September 11th in the morning that we get another clean look. A gentle cross-off breeze with a 4ft swell from the WSW. The energy is moderate (249) and the 9-second period is alright. It's not a standout, but it's the best of a bad bunch.

Looking way out, the second week is a total desert. From the 12th right through to the 21st, it's just tiny, windy, or onshore junk. The combined energy is almost always under 100 (weak). There is a final blip on Monday, September 21st in the afternoon, where a 7ft swell from the WSW shows up with moderate energy (450), but the wind is a messy cross-shore, and the report still says poor. For that size, 7ft is getting solid for a reef, but the quality just isn't there.

So, the pick of the litter is Monday morning, September 7th. That long-period, clean 5ft groundswell with a cross-off breeze is the only time everything really lines up. It's a proper session if you can make it. For the rest? Keep your board in the car and your fingers crossed the forecasts change.

Rusty.

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