Crab Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's cut straight to it; the outlook for Crab Island over the next couple of weeks is a bit of a tough pill to swallow. We’re looking at a whole lot of small, weak swell and iffy conditions. There’s a stretch from now until early August where it’s basically not worth paddling out for a proper wave. The real talk is that we’ve got a good ten-day gap here with nothing that I’d honestly recommend. The wave energy is almost non-existent for most of that, with combined swell energy barely cracking double digits.

The first time we see anything that even looks like surf is on Saturday, August 1st. The morning is clean with a light WNW cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is tiny at 1.0 ft from the WSW with a long 10-second period. That long period from a WSW direction at a break that prefers a clean SW swell isn't ideal, and it'll be inconsistent. The combined energy is still weak at 31. The afternoon picks up a bit – swell bumps to 3 ft from the W with a 9-second period, and the combined energy hits a moderate 119. But it’s choppy with a cross-shore wind. It’s not the day to get excited about.

Sunday, August 2nd stays small at 1.0 ft from the WSW, but the afternoon session goes glassy with a light ESE breeze. Paddling out will be easy but you’ll be scratching for tiny waves.

Monday, August 3rd brings the closest thing to a standout, but it’s still a 1 to 2 foot day at best. The afternoon has a moderate offshore breeze from the NNW, cleaning things up nicely on the 1 ft SW swell. The period is only 8 seconds, so it’s not got much punch, but that clean, glassy surface makes it the best bet in a weak run. The water temp feels about normal for this time of year, so no shock to the system there.

After that, from August 4th through until August 11th, it’s back to tiny dribble. Swells drop to 0.7 ft and 0.3 ft with combined energy in the single digits. There are a few glassy mornings on the 5th, 7th, and 12th of August, but with a 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft swell, you’re literally just floating around.

Tuesday, August 12th sees a slight uptick – a glassy morning with a 1.0 ft W swell. The period is a weak 5 seconds though, so no real push. By the afternoon, it’s back to being blown out by a moderate cross-shore wind. There’s just no proper swell on the cards.

So, to wrap it up: there’s no proper surf for the next ten days, then a few marginal, knee-high days with clean conditions. The pick of the litter is Monday afternoon, August 3rd with that offshore wind on a tiny, weak swell. It’s not going to win any awards, but it’s the best of a poor bunch. Keep the board waxed and watch the charts – it can’t stay this flat forever.

Rusty.

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