Crab Island surf break

Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 16 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
9.8° 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 12AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)131312121112121211111111111110101099910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)230316861347129315152369296826891895148311891007918907850786610434325293260223188153
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
40
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27PM
4.42
5:40AM
4.54
6:05PM
4.61
6:21AM
4.65
6:44PM
4.68
7:04AM
4.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
0.19
11:50AM
-0.09
12:09AM
0.00
12:27PM
-0.13
12:48AM
-0.07
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:35-------6:33-------6:31--
Sunset-8:37-------8:39-------8:40------
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1---1--111-----------
Temp. °C1111111110910101010989899999887710
Feels °C (?)55440-1012332213334566448
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