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Crab Island surf break

Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 08 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
9.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Crab Island today?

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 7AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)13ft (4.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
3
W
2.4
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)12121212121112131313121212111111101091010111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)925972972127112071104254444705537509340473517220914919417144613792735878508627111977
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
25
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
60
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:02PM
3.78
9:11AM
3.89
9:48PM
3.57
9:59AM
3.59
10:37PM
3.38
10:52AM
3.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:47AM
0.97
3:20PM
0.79
3:36AM
1.23
4:09PM
1.10
4:35AM
1.46
5:09PM
1.36
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----8:48-------8:47-------8:47---
Sunset------4:40-------4:42-------4:43-
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1111-11111------1----144
Temp. °C66777787888889877891010121211
Feels °C (?)-1-11-1010-3-2-1013631-1-201554-2
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