Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (17 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 2s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 10PM is: 0.4m 2s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 2s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 7 | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:07PM3.19m | 5:14AM3.38m | 5:43PM2.98m | 5:57AM3.08m | 6:24PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.61m | 11:26AM0.53m | 11:36PM0.80m | 12:06PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 4 | — | — |
10 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 45 | 50 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 7 | S 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — |
1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
— | — | 1 | 6 | 24 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 117 | 142 | 145 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 165 | 165 | 187 | 187 | 177 | 172 | 149 | 177 | 177 | 171 | 157 | 28 | 162 | 216 | 276 | 186 | 314 | 314 |
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