
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 3PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 86 | 102 | 131 | 159 | 226 | 296 | 325 | 460 | 689 | 810 | 994 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:54PM2.52m | 8:13AM2.33m | 8:23PM2.50m | 9:39AM2.40m | 9:40PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM1.47m | 1:20AM1.28m | 1:45PM1.59m | 3:00AM1.27m | 3:24PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 17 | N 17 |
240 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 130 | 123 | 91 | 91 | 64 | 64 | 42 | 54 | 86 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 17 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — |
10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | NNE 13 | N 13 | N 20 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | S 3 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 102 | 131 | 159 | 226 | 296 | 325 | 460 | 689 | 810 | 994 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 28 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 160 | 160 | 161 | 161 | 160 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 227 | 322 | 370 | 370 | 227 |
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