Crab Island surf break

Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 08 May 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Crab Island today?

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 5AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
13
0.5
W
14
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
149
212
94
85
84
79
72
71
69
68
43
39
37
21
21
20
19
8
8
8
8
20
21
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:20AM3.14m
10:37PM3.31m
11:24AM3.04m
11:42PM3.23m
12:34PM3.07m
Low Tide
3:44AM1.29m
3:54PM1.55m
4:44AM1.43m
5:01PM1.69m
6:05AM1.46m
6:31PM1.68m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:52
5:50
5:48
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9:16
9:17
9:20
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
9
8
7
6
7
10
12
12
9
6
5
5
7
11
13
11
10
6
6
4
4
5
4
5
2
2
-1
-3
-3
1
3
4
0
-2
-3
-2
-1
4
7
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
115
149
212
94
76
64
79
72
71
69
68
43
39
37
21
21
20
19
8
8
8
8
8
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
6
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
74
48
65
89
85
84
52
64
18
11
7
7
6
7
8
7
5
5
5
1
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
W
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
7
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
6
38
1
2
8
1
6
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
N
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NW
5
Energy kJ
1
2
2
5
9
16
26
20
29
34
26
30
36
63
54
34
26
19
9
3
20
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
0
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
108
187
409
355
618
417
442
183
151
151
574
565
565
161
161
Best forecast wave conditions in Clare
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
5
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