Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
13.4°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 2PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SW
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
144
159
132
50
30
9
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:27AM2.71m
9:38PM2.82m
10:47AM2.88m
10:49PM3.05m
11:45AM3.10m
Low Tide
3:20PM1.31m
4:07AM0.75m
4:38PM1.14m
5:13AM0.48m
5:34PM0.91m
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Temp °C
17
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17
17
15
12
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11
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13
13
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11
9
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Feels °C
13
11
12
13
9
6
6
6
6
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7
9
10
9
8
7
5
5
6
8
9
6
3
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