Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crab Island today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 5PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 55 | 84 | 103 | 209 | 295 | 254 | 243 | 283 | 321 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:22PM4.40m | 6:46AM4.22m | 6:54PM4.48m | 7:17AM4.30m | 7:26PM4.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.46m | 00:32AM0.14m | 12:40PM0.34m | 1:01AM0.06m | 1:12PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 3 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
19 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 55 | 84 | 103 | 209 | 295 | 254 | 243 | 283 | 321 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | W 9 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 3 | SW 2 | SW 4 | SE 2 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
— | 28 | 28 | 38 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 565 | 565 | 565 | 293 | 244 | 184 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 353 | 101 | 92 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 98 | 115 | 107 | 183 |
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