Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.6° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
3
ESE
9
2.5
SE
8
3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
29
93
156
220
290
357
397
543
689
906
1078
1132
1336
1338
1048
1064
769
519
413
289
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:13AM2.33m
8:23PM2.50m
9:39AM2.40m
9:40PM2.62m
10:41AM2.58m
Low Tide
1:45PM1.59m
3:00AM1.27m
3:24PM1.53m
4:14AM1.09m
4:30PM1.35m
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
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7:48
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7:50
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7:52
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5:54
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5:52
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5:50
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1
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1
2
4
1
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2
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Temp °C
9
10
10
11
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
4
4
5
6
6
5
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
5
6
7
6
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