Cruden Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
7.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 1PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.8
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)666665555555666666655467
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1551301047234161062221000000000161400
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NE
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:20PM
3.81
2:46AM
3.65
3:04PM
3.78
3:26AM
3.58
3:51PM
3.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:08AM
0.14
8:32PM
-0.09
8:49AM
0.06
9:14PM
0.05
9:32AM
0.07
9:58PM
0.28
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-5:50-------5:48-------5:46------
Sunset-----8:22-------8:24-------8:27--
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C8810101010866688986666676665
Feels °C (?)2245342000002200-10120-10-2
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