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Surf Break: Cruden Bay

Cruden Bay on the East Coast is a quite exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. Winter and spring are the optimum times of year to visit. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the best wave direction is from the south. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around low tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

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Overall Cruden Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cruden Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Sandford Bay	6 mi
Second closest break	Newburgh	9 mi
Third closest break	Balmedie	10 mi
Fourth closest break	St Combs	17 mi
Fifth closest break	Aberdeen	19 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Cruden Bay:
Closest wave buoy	North Sea 2 Buoy	89 mi
Second closest wave buoy	North Sea 3 Buoy	89 mi
Third closest wave buoy	North Sea 1 Buoy	133 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	North Sea 4 Buoy	189 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	K7 Buoy	247 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cruden Bay:
Closest tide station	Aberdeen, Scotland	20 mi
Second closest tide station	Aberdeen, Scotland	20 mi
Third closest tide station	Moray Firth (sheet pile wall), Scotland	80 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Moray Firth (sheet pile wall), Scotland - READ flat	80 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Wick, Scotland	85 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cruden Bay:
Closest ski area	The Lecht (United Kingdom)	53 mi
Second closest ski area	Cairngorm (United Kingdom)	70 mi
Third closest ski area	Glenshee (United Kingdom)	73 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	124 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	124 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Cruden Bay:
Closest city location	Port Erroll (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Boddam (United Kingdom)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Peterhead (United Kingdom)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ellon (United Kingdom)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Mintlaw (United Kingdom)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Cruden Bay is Dyce (Aberdeen) Airport (ABZ) in U.k, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Cruden Bay is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO), also in U.k, 94 km (58 miles) away.
• Third is Dundee Airport (DND) in U.k, 128 km (80 miles) away.
• Leuchars Airport (ADX) in U.k is 131 km (81 miles) away.
• Inverness Airport (INV), also in U.k is the fifth nearest airport to Cruden Bay and is 132 km (82 miles) away.