
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 10AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 14 | 40 | 115 | 200 | 210 | 155 | 119 | 98 | 60 | 33 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 43 | 147 | 298 | 160 | 72 | 34 | 19 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:32PM3.47m | 1:32AM3.75m | 2:10PM3.57m | 2:11AM3.86m | 2:45PM3.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.00m | 7:19PM0.45m | 7:47AM-0.16m | 7:58PM0.32m | 8:25AM-0.19m | 8:35PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 5 | N 6 | SE 5 | N 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
15 | 15 | 9 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 155 | 119 | 98 | 60 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 34 | 19 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — |
17 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 7 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | NW 5 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — |
— | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | E 2 | — |
5 | 14 | 40 | 115 | 200 | 210 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 24 | 23 | 10 | 43 | 147 | 298 | 160 | — | — | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 162 | 164 | 160 | 161 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 554 | 384 | 370 | 157 | 157 | 161 | 172 | 188 | 632 | 578 | 413 | 332 | 149 |
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