The Cribber Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.42° N 5.10° W

The Cribber 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cribber sea temperature is
19.2° C
2.2° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cribber at 3PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.6
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
1.1
W
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
26
25
15
9
8
15
39
55
144
127
90
86
77
80
123
134
108
104
108
130
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:18AM6.55m
8:37PM6.67m
8:56AM6.26m
9:15PM6.25m
9:33AM5.88m
9:53PM5.75m
Low Tide
2:35PM0.27m
2:58AM0.40m
3:11PM0.60m
3:33AM0.81m
3:48PM1.02m
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part cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:37
8:35
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
14
15
14
16
16
18
18
18
17
17
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
15
15
14
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