Crab Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Clare, Ireland)
Crab Island Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell W | Wind E
Sea Temperature Today is: 13.4 °C
| Sunday 20 | ||||
| 4AM | 7AM | 10AM | 1PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 NNW |
 NNW |
 NNW |
 NNW |
| Period (s) | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross | cross | cross- off |
cross- off |
View detailed 48hrs and full 7 days forecasts
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.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Aileen's, 7 km from Crab Island.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Crab Island Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Mace Head, 46 km from Crab Island.
fresh winds from the NNW km/h |  no report | Air temperature 9.9 °C |
Overall Crab Island Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Wind stats for Crab Island: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
the gallery
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Use this relief map to navigate to Clare surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Crab Island
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Crab Island:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break2 mi
- Second closest break4 mi
- Third closest break7 mi
- Fourth closest break7 mi
- Fifth closest break9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Crab Island:
- Closest wave buoy14 mi
- Second closest wave buoy24 mi
- Third closest wave buoy88 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy93 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy137 mi
Tide stations nearest to Crab Island:
- Closest tide station22 mi
- Second closest tide station30 mi
- Third closest tide station31 mi
- Fourth closest tide station53 mi
- Fifth closest tide station55 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Crab Island:
- Closest ski areaRaise (United Kingdom)281 mi
- Second closest ski areaGlencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)308 mi
- Third closest ski areaYad Moss (United Kingdom)310 mi
- Fourth closest ski areaAnother World Ski and Snowboard Centre (United Kingdom)313 mi
- Fifth closest ski areaHarwood Common (United Kingdom)313 mi
Airports
- 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.
- Third is Kerry Airport (KIR) in Ireland, 96 km (60 miles) away.
- Connaught Airport (NOC) in Ireland is 104 km (65 miles) away.
- Cork Airport (ORK), also in Ireland is the fifth nearest airport to Crab Island and is 146 km (91 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Crab Island, Clare. Use the tab navigation above to view Crab Island sea temperature, Crab Island photographs, Crab Island detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Crab Island webcams, current wind from Clare live weather stations and Crab Island tide predictions. The Ireland swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Ireland and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Ireland wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Crab Island.
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