The Cribber Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.42° N 5.10° W

The Cribber 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cribber sea temperature is
16.9°C
2.9° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cribber at 12AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
18
0.5
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
50
50
51
51
103
149
263
309
429
447
451
421
402
359
359
423
314
273
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:07PM4.34m
11:47AM4.42m
00:39AM4.21m
1:23PM4.46m
Low Tide
5:00PM2.27m
5:30AM2.43m
6:31PM2.43m
7:06AM2.46m
8:00PM2.26m
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part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:22
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6:21
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1
2
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2
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
11
9
9
12
13
12
12
12
11
10
11
13
14
12
12
Feels °C
6
8
8
6
6
6
5
9
8
7
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
6
5
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