Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crab Island today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 10AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
730 | 761 | 771 | 700 | 739 | 730 | 1001 | 901 | 860 | 763 | 563 | 402 | 280 | 135 | 207 | 132 | 95 | 75 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:21AM3.58m | 10:42PM3.39m | 11:09AM3.32m | 11:40PM3.09m | 12:14PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM1.23m | 4:35AM1.37m | 5:11PM1.54m | 5:38AM1.69m | 6:48PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
12 | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 860 | 763 | 9 | 402 | 280 | 135 | 207 | 132 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | W 17 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
730 | 761 | 771 | 700 | 739 | 730 | 1001 | 901 | — | — | 563 | — | — | 31 | — | — | 95 | 75 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 46 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 293 | 292 | 292 | 293 | 349 | 176 | 357 | 328 | 345 | 353 | 393 | 969 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 151 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 427 | 164 |
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