Crab Island surf break

Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 25 Jan 2026 IST
Forecast 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Crab Island today?

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 7AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (26 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
1
1
0
0
0
3
3
!
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.7
W
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
4
W
5.5
W
7
W
6
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)141313121212111012141415161616141517161616161716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3119219015681179827122497991910792944372439874089689515475189411488813648994181067410597977436475
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
35
SE
40
SE
55
SSE
30
SW
15
SW
15
ESE
20
NE
35
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
30
WNW
45
WSW
60
WSW
45
SW
35
S
35
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
45
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:52PM
3.69
10:10AM
3.64
10:52PM
3.55
11:20AM
3.44
12:05AM
3.48
12:43PM
3.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:42AM
1.09
4:15PM
0.99
4:53AM
1.28
5:32PM
1.22
6:28AM
1.32
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise----8:30-------8:29-------8:27---
Sunset------5:08-------5:10-------5:13-
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---124---42511321--1--12-
Temp. °C766778877556667765677888
Feels °C (?)20-3-2-52332-3-12-1-4-6-4-3-4-3-2-100-2
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