Crab Island surf break

Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 IST
Forecast 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Crab Island today?

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 5AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (29 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
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0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
WSW
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)161514141313131212122018181717161616151516151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)418531342247180713271003764511503467823913768138221235310211854975596490515546715120552748194563
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
30
SE
45
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25AM
3.56
2:09PM
3.50
2:40AM
3.80
3:21PM
3.75
3:42AM
4.10
4:18PM
4.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07PM
1.26
7:59AM
1.13
8:27PM
1.09
9:07AM
0.79
9:27PM
0.83
10:01AM
0.43
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise----8:26-------8:25-------8:22---
Sunset------5:15-------5:16-------5:17-
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------21---11-11--------
Temp. °C778889777778889877777999
Feels °C (?)-1-201-21-3-100-1-1124312234654
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