Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
12.6°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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 12PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, gales from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
E
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
SE
4
1
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
2.5
SSE
6
4.5
SSE
8
3.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
86
49
56
48
19
15
7
3
4
14
48
155
263
214
131
82
48
51
49
572
2518
1747
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
50
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
E
25
NNE
30
N
45
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
15
S
45
S
70
SSE
75
S
45
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:25AM2.81m
11:21PM3.02m
12:02PM3.05m
00:01AM3.24m
12:37PM3.28m
Low Tide
5:02AM0.85m
5:16PM1.12m
5:40AM0.59m
5:55PM0.87m
6:16AM0.35m
6:31PM0.62m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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7:54
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7:56
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7:58
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5:46
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5:45
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5:42
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 mm
5
7
4
1
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1
3
3
4
3
2
1
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1
4
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
10
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
6
7
9
10
11
7
Feels °C
-2
-2
-3
-1
2
2
3
5
4
5
4
4
3
2
-1
-1
0
0
2
-1
-4
-3
-3
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