Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crab Island today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 9PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 32 | 119 | 196 | 185 | 160 | 160 | 125 | 100 | 93 | 117 | 128 | 192 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:46AM4.45m | 7:56PM4.66m | 8:25AM4.32m | 8:35PM4.42m | 9:02AM4.12m | 9:15PM4.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.19m | 2:03AM-0.04m | 2:15PM0.35m | 2:39AM0.24m | 2:53PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
72 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
32 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | W 6 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 32 | 119 | 196 | 185 | 160 | 160 | — | 100 | 93 | 117 | 128 | 192 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 127 | 922 | 138 | 99 | 67 | 92 | 101 | 101 | 117 | 99 | 101 | 280 | 138 | 117 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 117 | 138 | 591 |
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