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Crab Island surf break

Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 17 Feb 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
9.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Crab Island today?

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 1PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Feb)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1.4
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
W
4.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)141313121212111111111111121214141414131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)389528332021126910057024262972422384231104129316054878513082649352670052734022303522991753
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
5
SE
50
NW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
25
SSW
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
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		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:33PM
4.16
5:41AM
4.51
6:06PM
4.31
6:14AM
4.60
6:39PM
4.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19AM
0.21
11:27PM
0.38
11:50AM
0.03
11:59PM
0.26
12:22PM
-0.07
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise--7:52-------7:48-------7:47-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:52-------5:54---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------21--2311----1-----
Temp. °C543554566688887666888888
Feels °C (?)1-1-4-4-5-7-5-6-6-413540-1-14-3-10210
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