Crab Island surf break

Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 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
9.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Crab Island today?

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 9PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (07 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
2.3
W
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)11799910101313121212121211121314131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5995691073960709593510107010709429441392185419211567164939484892483448524646442430211984
Wind
(km/h)
50
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
5
W
10
SE
15
E
25
NNE
25
NNW
30
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:18PM
4.00
8:27AM
4.20
9:02PM
3.78
9:11AM
3.89
9:48PM
3.57
9:59AM
3.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53PM
0.22
2:03AM
0.72
2:36PM
0.48
2:47AM
0.97
3:20PM
0.79
3:36AM
1.23
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise------8:48-------8:48-------8:47-
Sunset4:37-------4:38-------4:40-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------211-12-1--1-1----
Temp. °C1099888655666776776788888
Feels °C (?)0-1002521-1-1-1-3-2-2-1-2-2-3-200014
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