Cruden Bay Surf Break

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Issued: 12 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
12.1° C

Normal for this time of year

Cruden Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 9AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
4
2
1
2
3
6
28
14
13
9
8
14
13
31
20
20
17
14
8
7
8
9
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
SSW
20
S
25
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:57AM3.26m
5:38PM2.86m
5:34AM3.17m
6:21PM2.82m
6:17AM3.08m
7:10PM2.79m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.86m
11:15AM0.52m
11:18PM0.94m
11:56AM0.58m
00:03AM1.02m
12:41PM0.66m
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:18
4:18
4:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:05
10:04
10:02
 mm
1
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
12
11
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
15
17
18
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
10
9
11
7
8
9
13
12
12
13
13
14
15
16
15
13
12
12
15
16
15
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
N
8
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.3
N
10
0.6
S
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
Energy kJ
8
7
4
1
1
1
2
2
15
14
13
9
10
14
13
15
20
18
17
14
8
25
23
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
N
5
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.3
N
8
0.1
NE
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
10
1
4
4
10
4
4
31
28
26
7
8
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
5
0.2
N
4
0.4
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
1
1
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
WNW
2
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
4
1
2
3
6
28
1
8
1
31
20
1
2
1
7
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
150
157
149
157
157
157
157
160
157
160
160
157
157
384
778
370
384
384
188
149
149
196
214
149
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)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
9
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