Crab Island surf break

Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 03 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
11.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Crab Island today?

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 3AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
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
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
111
122
119
86
90
71
73
73
54
54
54
53
68
96
27
26
37
37
35
33
85
81
94
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:53AM4.08m
7:04PM4.16m
7:27AM3.95m
7:38PM4.03m
8:03AM3.78m
8:14PM3.86m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.41m
12:50PM0.58m
1:10AM0.50m
1:21PM0.74m
1:43AM0.65m
1:54PM0.93m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:01
5:58
5:56
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9:07
9:09
9:10
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
10
7
6
5
6
6
7
6
4
5
4
5
5
8
6
4
6
6
6
5
7
7
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
NW
4
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
Energy kJ
114
111
122
119
86
90
71
73
73
54
54
54
53
27
8
37
37
35
33
85
81
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
26
12
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
NW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
4
4
2
68
96
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
82
12
12
12
598
187
114
114
12
12
12
428
428
12
107
107
63
12
11
11
12
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Clare
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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