Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.04° N 9.39° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
17.2° C
1.5° 

Crab Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Crab Island today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 2PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
10
2
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
752
727
539
391
287
249
178
123
84
78
60
49
42
46
31
31
28
27
26
16
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:09AM3.32m
11:40PM3.09m
12:14PM3.12m
00:58AM2.91m
1:37PM3.06m
Low Tide
4:35AM1.37m
5:11PM1.54m
5:38AM1.69m
6:48PM1.74m
7:28AM1.82m
8:36PM1.66m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:52
8:50
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
13
12
11
12
13
14
14
15
16
Feels °C
10
9
8
11
10
8
7
9
8
8
8
10
10
9
8
8
8
10
12
12
10
12
13
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