Crab Island surf break

Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 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 6AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (18 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (18 Feb)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111121213141414131312121111101011111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4262972542495861183152215052578426054926190879663064473285419981596183422762424277638795414
Wind
(km/h)
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
40
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
55
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
30
W
35
SW
40
S
45
SW
45
WSW
45
SSW
60
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
4.51
6:06PM
4.31
6:14AM
4.60
6:39PM
4.38
6:48AM
4.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27PM
0.38
11:50AM
0.03
11:59PM
0.26
12:22PM
-0.07
12:32AM
0.21
12:54PM
-0.04
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise----7:48-------7:47-------7:45---
Sunset------5:52-------5:54-------5:57-
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1--1121----2------611213
Temp. °C777889987778889999111010111111
Feels °C (?)-4-4-503454345-3-2-20210210-102
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