Crab Island surf break

Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Crab Island today?

The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
105
101
68
68
44
43
39
25
24
24
24
11
10
6
15
18
65
199
186
128
88
88
156
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
NW
25
NE
20
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:14PM3.86m
8:42AM3.56m
8:54PM3.66m
9:26AM3.33m
9:40PM3.47m
10:20AM3.14m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.93m
2:19AM0.86m
2:28PM1.14m
2:58AM1.08m
3:07PM1.35m
3:44AM1.29m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:54
5:54
5:52
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9:10
9:13
9:15
9:16
Temp °C
11
11
9
8
6
6
7
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
10
7
6
3
2
2
2
3
6
5
5
5
5
4
2
4
5
5
6
7
7
6
4
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.4
NW
9
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
13
Energy kJ
85
105
101
68
68
44
43
39
25
24
24
24
11
10
5
1
5
30
199
186
128
88
83
156
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.4
NW
14
0.4
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
18
65
20
39
48
65
88
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.3
W
15
0.4
NW
14
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
1
5
1
1
38
49
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
6
15
16
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
12
12
92
609
12
12
0
12
12
127
92
248
101
92
63
63
98
99
92
92
12
12
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Clare
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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