Cruden Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 BST
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Cruden Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
8.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (02 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
1
NE
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
25
19
14
10
7
4
2
1
0
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
30
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:19PM3.39m
2:32AM3.33m
2:54PM3.32m
3:03AM3.26m
3:29PM3.20m
3:36AM3.16m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.40m
8:22PM0.44m
8:38AM0.39m
8:54PM0.56m
9:11AM0.43m
9:27PM0.70m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:16
5:13
5:11
5:09
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8:52
8:54
8:58
9:00
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
9
11
8
6
6
5
5
5
7
7
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
4
5
1
-1
0
0
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NNW
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
Energy kJ
32
25
19
14
10
7
4
2
88
72
54
45
30
23
17
16
11
19
6
5
5
29
25
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
NE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
9
Energy kJ
1
1
2
9
15
14
25
25
23
21
12
11
7
1
1
1
6
25
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
SE
5
0.2
N
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
2
1
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
0.6
N
5
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
5
Energy kJ
1
4
12
27
71
118
103
21
15
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
186
305
303
303
186
160
160
160
157
157
157
28
28
31
149
266
319
360
322
306
227
227
165
172
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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