Crab Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.04° N 9.39° W

Crab Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crab Island sea temperature is
17.3° C
1.6° 

Crab Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Crab Island today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 2AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
9
1.8
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
W
10
2
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
580
834
789
730
755
725
771
804
804
904
842
861
742
563
336
322
268
172
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNE
25
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:56PM3.74m
10:21AM3.58m
10:42PM3.39m
11:09AM3.32m
Low Tide
3:32PM0.90m
3:52AM0.99m
4:15PM1.23m
4:35AM1.37m
5:11PM1.54m
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
8:57
8:54
 mm
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
8
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
8
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