Crab Island surf break

Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 IST
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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
9.6° 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 8PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)15ft (4.5m)18s
Afternoon (15 Jan)13ft (4.0m)17s
Evening (15 Jan)13ft (4.0m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)181817171616161515151515151414131312121211111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)117651110996448650743664295592493857355999568154224297337624191968157912901005778546451382294
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
3.31
3:35AM
3.62
4:04PM
3.51
4:17AM
3.84
4:44PM
3.70
4:55AM
4.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
1.25
9:25PM
1.26
9:55AM
1.02
10:05PM
1.06
10:33AM
0.79
10:41PM
0.87
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise8:42-------8:41-------8:41-------
Sunset--4:50-------4:51-------4:52-----
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--21-1-1---------------
Temp. °C778766445677665435665545
Feels °C (?)123200-2-201342310-21231101
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