Cruden Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Scotland – East Coast, UK)
Cruden Bay Spot ID
Type: sandbar
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell S | Wind NW
Sea Temperature Today is: 6.2 °C
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| 4AM | 7AM | 10AM | 1PM | |
| Wave (m) |
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| Period (s) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
cross | cross | cross- on |
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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.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
At Cruden Bay (0 km).
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Cruden Bay Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Peterhead Harbour, 12 km from Cruden Bay.
- |  no report | Air temperature - °C |
Current weather near Cruden Bay
Buoy Data:
At Moray Firth WaveNet Site, 67 miles from Cruden Bay.
| 12AM | 1AM | 2AM | 3AM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 11.1 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 11.8 |
Overall Cruden Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in April
Surf photos from
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Visitor Reviews of Cruden Bay
“Cruden Bay is one of the best beaches in the area. The new burger van at the harbour makes it a great day out”
derek watt from UNITED KINGDOM - 29 Jun 2010
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cruden Bay:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break6 mi
- Second closest break9 mi
- Third closest break10 mi
- Fourth closest break17 mi
- Fifth closest break19 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Cruden Bay:
- Closest wave buoy67 mi
- Second closest wave buoy88 mi
- Third closest wave buoy89 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy89 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy96 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cruden Bay:
- Closest tide stationPeterhead7 mi
- Second closest tide stationAberdeen20 mi
- Third closest tide stationFraserburgh21 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationPortlethen27 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationStonehaven34 mi
Airports
- 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.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Cruden Bay, Scot - East Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Cruden Bay sea temperature, Cruden Bay photographs, Cruden Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Cruden Bay webcams, current wind from Scot - East Coast live weather stations and Cruden Bay tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Cruden Bay.
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