Crab Island surf break

Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 21 May 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
11.5° 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 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (21 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
419
419
416
425
559
561
627
560
521
452
419
404
331
325
318
188
253
248
230
216
211
248
295
302
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:35AM3.90m
9:51PM4.05m
10:39AM3.66m
10:54PM3.83m
11:46AM3.50m
00:01AM3.66m
Low Tide
3:21PM0.91m
4:04AM0.64m
4:25PM1.18m
5:16AM0.85m
5:42PM1.35m
6:35AM0.96m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:28
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:38
9:40
9:42
4
Temp °C
15
16
14
15
14
13
14
13
14
16
15
13
12
12
12
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
10
11
9
9
11
10
11
13
11
9
8
9
9
8
9
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
Energy kJ
419
419
416
425
559
561
627
560
521
452
419
331
325
318
188
253
248
230
216
211
248
295
302
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.6
W
11
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
4
3
3
2
2
89
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
3
1.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
3
3
8
404
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
92
99
16
16
92
16
11
11
11
101
138
138
101
16
16
14
101
92
138
92
92
16
16
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Clare
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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