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Crab Island surfForecast / Clare / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 30 May 2026 ISTForecast 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crab Island today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 11AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | |
138 | 260 | 399 | 1084 | 1066 | 967 | 868 | 846 | 917 | 921 | 889 | 800 | 786 | 679 | 572 | 494 | 505 | 436 | 333 | 307 | 373 | 301 | 248 | 216 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:20AM3.82m | 5:35PM4.02m | 5:58AM3.87m | 6:10PM4.06m | 6:35AM3.87m | 6:46PM4.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.76m | 11:45PM0.62m | 11:56AM0.76m | 00:20AM0.60m | 12:31PM0.79m | 00:55AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | 9:53 |
— | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 138 | 260 | 399 | 1084 | — | — | — | — | 917 | 921 | 889 | 800 | 786 | 679 | 572 | 494 | 505 | 436 | 333 | 307 | — | 8 | 248 | 216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 34 | 39 | 277 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 1066 | 967 | 868 | 846 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 373 | 301 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 16 | 16 | 87 | 139 | 138 | 138 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 101 | 16 | 101 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 101 |
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