Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crab Island today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
187 | 207 | 185 | 191 | 161 | 127 | 98 | 93 | 125 | 166 | 156 | 153 | 172 | 216 | 228 | 289 | 390 | 556 | 865 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:35PM4.42m | 9:02AM4.12m | 9:15PM4.10m | 9:40AM3.86m | 9:56PM3.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.35m | 2:39AM0.24m | 2:53PM0.59m | 3:15AM0.60m | 3:32PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 17 | W 17 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
187 | 207 | 185 | 191 | 161 | 127 | 98 | 93 | 125 | 166 | 156 | 153 | 172 | 216 | 228 | 289 | 390 | 556 | 865 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 117 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 138 | 287 | 101 | 596 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 680 | 1158 | 690 | 291 |
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