Crab Island surf break

Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 IST
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Crab Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
10.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crab Island today?

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 7PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.8
W
13
1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
20
61
54
43
54
37
34
23
23
23
23
22
44
110
150
229
340
398
430
432
505
432
418
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:41PM3.48m
2:54AM3.68m
3:37PM3.69m
3:47AM3.85m
4:20PM3.90m
4:32AM3.99m
Low Tide
8:28AM0.96m
8:54PM1.22m
9:24AM0.75m
9:44PM0.97m
10:06AM0.58m
10:25PM0.74m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:15
6:13
6:11
6:09
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8:55
8:57
8:59
9:00
Temp °C
11
11
12
11
12
11
11
10
11
13
14
14
13
11
11
10
10
15
17
16
12
10
10
8
10
9
10
8
9
9
10
9
10
11
11
12
11
8
8
7
7
12
13
11
8
6
6
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.8
W
13
1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
Energy kJ
17
17
61
54
43
54
37
34
23
23
23
23
22
27
110
150
229
340
398
430
432
505
432
418
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
16
0.5
W
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WNW
9
0.1
W
6
0.3
WNW
19
Energy kJ
10
20
3
3
3
3
11
10
9
18
2
44
26
17
28
1
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.4
SW
7
Energy kJ
6
6
18
17
15
15
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
108
92
108
108
108
11
107
127
109
108
108
12
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Clare
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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