Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
94 | 107 | 129 | 137 | 161 | 161 | 217 | 0 | 383 | 452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:48PM3.15m | 1:49AM3.49m | 2:20PM3.27m | 2:21AM3.61m | 2:51PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.65m | 8:02AM0.23m | 8:07PM0.52m | 8:33AM0.10m | 8:39PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
1 | 1 | 129 | 137 | 161 | 161 | 217 | 245 | 383 | 452 | 421 | 290 | 252 | 232 | 93 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 47 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 51 | 51 | 15 | 9 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
94 | 107 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 36 | 21 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 187 | 39 | 68 | 14 | 84 | 68 | 14 | 68 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 14 | 216 | 216 | 216 |
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