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Cruden Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
7.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 7PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 93 | 103 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:46AM3.20m | 00:29AM3.17m | 12:29PM3.31m | 1:03AM3.27m | 1:08PM3.38m | 1:33AM3.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM0.39m | 6:20AM0.76m | 6:42PM0.33m | 6:57AM0.60m | 7:16PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | 8:51 |
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Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 69 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 45 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | SE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | — | N 15 | N 15 | — | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 93 | 103 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 161 | 160 | 160 | 31 | 31 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 54 | 54 | 30 |
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