Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crab Island today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Crab Island at 9PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Crab Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 946 | 643 | 5851 | 6825 | 5137 | 5121 | 3579 | 3011 | 2352 | 2032 | 1764 | 1749 | 1693 | 1423 | 1233 | 707 | 984 | 875 | 785 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:30PM3.14m | 2:21AM3.11m | 2:32PM3.35m | 3:11AM3.40m | 3:20PM3.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM1.44m | 8:41AM1.55m | 9:09PM1.13m | 9:25AM1.24m | 9:45PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 9 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 946 | 643 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1764 | — | — | — | 1233 | 707 | 984 | 875 | 785 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 439 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 32 | 5851 | 6825 | 5137 | 5121 | 3579 | 3011 | 2352 | 2032 | — | 1749 | 1693 | 1423 | — | — | — | 2 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 67 | 132 | 162 | 232 | 283 | 299 | 355 | 543 | 139 | 138 | 132 | 138 | 97 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 107 | 151 |
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