Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 53.04° N 9.39° W

Issued: 12 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is

15.4° C

Crab Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Crab Island today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (10 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 10					Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10	WNW 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	WNW 9	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 21	W 21	W 21	W 21	W 15	W 15
Wave Graph
kJ	153	237	160	157	148	147	106	103	79	78	61	51	38	38	22	20	19	19	11	10	10	9	5	5
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	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	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:03PM3.66m				2:34AM3.60m				3:10PM3.84m				3:44AM3.78m					4:13PM4.08m				4:48AM4.01m
Low Tide	7:41AM1.07m				8:27PM1.12m				8:55AM0.96m				9:35PM0.84m				9:59AM0.77m					10:34PM0.51m


	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—
	—	—	—	—	10:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:59	—	—	—	9:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	20	22	22	17	15	15	14	15	19	22	23	19	18	16	15	17	24	26	25	20	18	17	17
Feels °C	17	20	21	21	14	12	12	11	11	16	20	22	17	17	13	12	15	22	24	23	17	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10	WNW 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	WNW 9	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7
kJ	88	237	160	157	148	147	106	103	79	78	61	51	38	38	22	20	19	19	11	10	10	9	5	5
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	—	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 21	W 21	W 21	W 21	W 8	W 8
kJ	153	—	38	25	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	9	9	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 15	W 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 2	NNE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 3
kJ	—	—	1	2	5	7	8	8	5	5	4	6	11	8	7	7	3	3	2	3	3	2	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	11	109	108	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	82	93	63	63	63	191	92	99	166	570	570	570
Best forecast wave conditions in Clare	Aileen's	Lahinch Strand			Lahinch Strand	Lahinch Strand	Lahinch Strand	Lahinch Strand	Lahinch Strand	Lahinch Strand	Lahinch Strand	Lahinch Strand
Rating (10 max)	2	2			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland	Aileen's Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Inch Strand Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry	Rossnowlagh Donegal	Rossnowlagh Donegal	Rossnowlagh Donegal	Rossnowlagh Donegal	Rossnowlagh Donegal	Lahinch Strand Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Lahinch Strand Clare	Portballintrae Antrim	Bundoran Donegal	Portballintrae Antrim	Fanad Head Reef Donegal	Fanad Head Reef Donegal	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Garywilliam Point Kerry	Ownachincha Cork	Ownachincha Cork
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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