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Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crab Island today?
The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 9PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | |
1945 | 1871 | 1933 | 1515 | 1214 | 999 | 784 | 567 | 386 | 351 | 311 | 316 | 275 | 167 | 122 | 106 | 85 | 60 | 83 | 102 | 75 | 57 | 35 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 3:24PM3.82m | 3:37AM3.93m | 4:09PM4.13m | 4:25AM4.19m | 4:53PM4.38m | 5:13AM4.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.75m | 9:37PM0.88m | 9:56AM0.46m | 10:21PM0.54m | 10:39AM0.24m | 11:04PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | 9:30 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 386 | 351 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 106 | 85 | 60 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 35 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1945 | 1871 | 1933 | 1515 | 1214 | 999 | 784 | 567 | — | — | 311 | 316 | 275 | 167 | 122 | — | — | — | 83 | 102 | 75 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 723 | 733 | 944 | 748 | 729 | 498 | 662 | 498 | 587 | 1413 | 1374 | 565 | 383 | 381 | 164 | 12 | 12 | 164 | 411 | 92 | 67 | 67 | 16 | 27 |
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