Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.5° 

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 (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 2PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
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)
0.2
E
6
0.4
SE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.7
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
3
SSE
6
4
SSE
8
3
S
8
4
S
8
4
SSW
9
3
SSW
8
3
SW
8
3
WSW
6
2.5
WSW
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
15
SSW
45
S
70
SSE
65
S
55
SSW
60
SSW
60
SW
60
WSW
80
W
70
W
65
W
60
W
65
W
Wind State
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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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
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7:58
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7:02
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5:45
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5:42
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4:39
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 mm
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1
2
6
3
2
1
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1
3
2
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1
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1
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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
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