Cruden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.3° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 1PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.6
S
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
17
17
17
22
31
24
33
43
59
67
50
20
12
6
6
3
3
1
1
1
1
8
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:50PM3.40m
4:01AM3.54m
4:21PM3.23m
4:38AM3.28m
4:53PM3.02m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.09m
9:45PM0.34m
10:10AM0.36m
10:21PM0.50m
10:44AM0.67m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:27
7:24
 mm
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
14
17
18
18
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
10
11
14
14
15
13
11
11
10
8
10
8
8
8
6
4
4
5
6
9
8
7
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