Crab Island surf break

Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 07 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Crab Island today?

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 3PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (07 May)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
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)
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.7
NW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
6
20
42
135
128
149
215
125
90
104
80
72
71
69
68
43
39
37
21
21
20
19
8
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:26AM3.33m
9:40PM3.47m
10:20AM3.14m
10:37PM3.31m
11:24AM3.04m
11:42PM3.23m
Low Tide
3:07PM1.35m
3:44AM1.29m
3:54PM1.55m
4:44AM1.43m
5:01PM1.69m
6:05AM1.46m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:54
5:52
5:50
5:48
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9:15
9:16
9:17
9:20
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
8
10
13
12
10
6
5
5
5
6
7
6
7
6
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
-1
-2
-2
1
5
5
3
-2
-3
-3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
NW
13
0.7
NW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
10
5
9
42
135
128
149
215
125
90
104
80
72
71
69
68
43
39
37
21
21
20
19
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
NW
7
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
NW
12
0.5
NW
11
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
2
1
20
12
10
74
48
65
89
85
84
67
64
10
11
7
6
7
7
7
8
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
1
20
20
39
38
1
2
8
2
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
6
10
14
2
3
3
4
7
11
16
18
24
32
32
24
28
32
47
32
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
98
117
117
97
92
0
12
12
12
12
85
108
12
12
108
108
409
357
355
597
183
183
151
151
Best forecast wave conditions in Clare
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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