Crab Island surf break

Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 04 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crab Island today?

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.1
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
96
27
26
37
37
35
33
85
105
90
68
68
44
43
39
26
24
24
24
11
10
10
5
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
5
N
5
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NW
25
NW
30
NNE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:38PM4.03m
8:03AM3.78m
8:14PM3.86m
8:42AM3.56m
8:54PM3.66m
9:26AM3.33m
Low Tide
1:21PM0.74m
1:43AM0.65m
1:54PM0.93m
2:19AM0.86m
2:28PM1.14m
2:58AM1.08m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:54
5:54
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9:09
9:10
9:13
9:15
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
9
7
5
5
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
9
10
7
5
5
8
8
6
7
8
7
5
2
1
0
1
3
4
4
3
4
5
5
3
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
Energy kJ
53
27
26
37
37
35
33
85
105
90
68
68
44
43
39
26
24
24
24
11
10
10
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
4
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
6
5
10
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
96
14
2
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
416
617
92
82
107
127
12
12
627
655
12
12
11
12
12
127
127
127
82
63
92
63
92
92
Best forecast wave conditions in Clare
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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