Crab Island surf break

Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 18 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
10.0° 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 4AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (18 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)1110101010101099910101010101010991014131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14001405130811091124882680434325287260223188153149113878382116199492529466
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21AM
4.65
6:44PM
4.68
7:04AM
4.63
7:25PM
4.62
7:50AM
4.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
0.00
12:27PM
-0.13
12:48AM
-0.07
1:07PM
-0.02
1:30AM
0.00
1:49PM
0.22
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:33-------6:31-------6:28----
Sunset-------8:40-------8:43-------8:45
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11--1-------------------
Temp. °C9989999999877101213119867111313
Feels °C (?)212333346664489985421577
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