Crab Island surf break

Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 21 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
9.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Crab Island today?

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 3AM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (22 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (22 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
!
!
!
0
0
!
3
3
4
1
2
3
4
!
0
!
!
!
3
!
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
2.1
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
1.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3
W
3
W
1.9
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)121918151514141413131313121616161515151418171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45432695260639861865448477935122348178013259435636792305374540783821388135042397724262725678
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
S
15
ESE
20
E
35
ENE
35
E
30
E
25
ENE
35
ENE
50
NE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
40
NE
30
NNE
40
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:05PM
4.05
7:13AM
4.35
7:41PM
4.03
7:49AM
4.25
8:20PM
3.96
8:29AM
4.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:53AM
0.52
1:20PM
0.24
1:28AM
0.58
1:55PM
0.32
2:07AM
0.70
2:34PM
0.48
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise----8:36-------8:34-------8:33---
Sunset------5:01-------5:04-------5:05-
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
--1-11-------12--2121356
Temp. °C788887776545776666677767
Feels °C (?)5545401330-2-4-100-2-5-4-3-20-2-1-2
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