Crab Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Clare, Ireland)

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Crab Island Surf Guide

Crab Island in County Clare is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the east. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the west. There is no beach break and there is a right hand reef break as well.. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Beware of rocks and rips.

Crab Island Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	5	fairly consistent	11.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Crab Island:

The best conditions reported for surf at Crab Island occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Crab Island (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Crab Island with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 35% of the time in April while 60% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

35%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

60%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Crab Island Location Map

Interactive Crab Island surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Crab Island is Galway Airport (GWY) in Ireland, 42 km (26 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Crab Island is Shannon Airport (SNN), also in Ireland, 49 km (30 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Crab Island Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 23:01 Local Time

m, °C	Thu	Friday 08
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	12	11	11	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Crab Island look like?

Latest photos from Crab Island. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Milan Gruenfeld Credit: Rob Davies

Tides at Crab Island

Current tide and informaton

For Aileen's, 7 km from Crab Island.

Next High Water: 10:20am | 3.14m

Next Low Water: 03:44am | 1.29m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Crab Island Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.8 °C) at Crab Island is fairly cold. Surfers will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of (9.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.