Cruden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.2° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 12AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
41
28
37
53
64
61
60
86
71
44
43
45
49
43
60
64
30
18
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
SW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:32PM2.70m
9:09AM2.80m
9:54PM2.75m
10:38AM2.88m
Low Tide
2:06PM0.96m
2:41AM1.09m
3:30PM1.03m
4:10AM0.97m
4:51PM0.96m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:07
9:05
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
16
15
14
14
15
19
18
16
16
15
14
14
15
18
18
17
14
Feels °C
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
12
9
10
10
10
12
14
16
14
12
9
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