Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 10AM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SE 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 121 | 270 | 204 | 164 | 80 | 60 | 61 | 660 | 2269 | 1473 | 2058 | 2316 | 1147 | 1109 | 688 | 508 | 3 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:02PM3.05m | 00:01AM3.24m | 12:37PM3.28m | 00:38AM3.43m | 1:10PM3.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.59m | 5:55PM0.87m | 6:16AM0.35m | 6:31PM0.62m | 6:52AM0.16m | 7:08PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -4 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 11 | — | N 12 | — | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 40 | 121 | 270 | 204 | 164 | 80 | 60 | 61 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 18 | 8 | 351 | 14 | 9 | 118 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | N 6 | N 5 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 10 | NNW 11 | — | N 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 11 | — | 21 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | SE 8 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | SE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | — | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 7 | 36 | 87 | 81 | 62 | — | 23 | 660 | 2269 | 1473 | 2058 | 2316 | 1147 | 1109 | 688 | 508 | 258 | 140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 160 | 161 | 157 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 105 | 68 | 0 | 28 | 625 | 702 | 654 | 712 | 702 | 702 | 702 | 712 | 712 | 712 | 735 | 712 |
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