The Cribber Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.42° N 5.10° W

The Cribber 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cribber sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.7° 

The Cribber surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Cribber today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cribber at 3PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

Table - waves today at The Cribber. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
9
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.9
NW
5
0.5
W
8
0.8
NNW
5
0.6
W
10
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
710
675
627
495
441
339
235
185
136
108
90
47
42
32
39
65
56
42
40
25
25
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
E
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:57AM4.97m
11:25PM4.73m
11:55AM4.57m
00:36AM4.36m
1:20PM4.36m
Low Tide
5:13PM1.94m
5:40AM2.17m
6:19PM2.31m
6:58AM2.45m
7:54PM2.45m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
12
14
14
14
14
13
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