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Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Crab Island today?
The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 10AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
432 | 418 | 347 | 423 | 669 | 783 | 773 | 734 | 687 | 573 | 557 | 465 | 433 | 312 | 303 | 242 | 231 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 119 | 109 | 107 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:57PM4.06m | 5:10AM4.09m | 5:30PM4.18m | 5:45AM4.14m | 6:02PM4.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.46m | 11:01PM0.57m | 11:16AM0.40m | 11:34PM0.45m | 11:48AM0.41m | 00:06AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | 9:06 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 432 | 418 | 347 | 336 | 669 | 783 | 773 | 734 | 687 | 573 | 557 | 465 | 433 | 312 | 303 | 242 | 231 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 119 | 109 | 107 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 73 | 184 | 423 | 256 | 247 | 158 | 158 | 121 | 117 | 112 | 82 | 74 | 74 | 52 | 60 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 82 | 109 | 114 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 82 | 12 | 0 |
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