Crab Island surf break

Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 11 Jan 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
9.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Crab Island today?

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 9AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (11 Jan)11ft (3.5m)11s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
WNW
0.9
WSW
1.5
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)101010101011111111111111111212121211111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)942114010197727763316336831892614203916161500164515821637160916231011836736724194525416
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
SSE
55
SSW
65
SW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
3.31
11:33PM
3.25
11:55AM
3.13
12:36AM
3.20
1:07PM
3.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
1.46
5:09PM
1.36
5:52AM
1.60
6:23PM
1.52
7:15AM
1.59
7:37PM
1.53
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise--8:47-------8:45-------8:45-----
Sunset----4:43-------4:45-------4:46---
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-2--421111222222--------
Temp. °C11111212121091099109999677787777
Feels °C (?)45642-3-3-1-1121121-310-10-1-101
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