
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 8AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
144 | 107 | 68 | 37 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 48 | 133 | 256 | 243 | 134 | 48 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:32AM3.75m | 2:10PM3.57m | 2:11AM3.86m | 2:45PM3.58m | 2:48AM3.85m | 3:18PM3.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM-0.16m | 7:58PM0.32m | 8:25AM-0.19m | 8:35PM0.25m | 9:01AM-0.10m | 9:10PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 |
144 | 107 | 68 | 37 | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 33 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSW 5 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 14 | N 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 5 | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | — | N 15 | — | — | N 14 | SE 6 | N 16 | — | — | — |
— | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 19 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | S 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 2 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 4 |
17 | — | 1 | — | — | 24 | 13 | 17 | 48 | 133 | 256 | 243 | 134 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 554 | 384 | 149 | 157 | 157 | 161 | 172 | 370 | 384 | 578 | 332 | 150 | 149 | 149 | 139 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 28 | 160 | 31 |
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