Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.6° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
E
6
0.7
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
831
1078
1105
1132
1135
1204
1530
1157
1094
857
608
294
302
296
215
126
53
13
18
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
20
SE
35
S
30
S
15
S
10
NNW
40
NW
60
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:40PM2.62m
10:41AM2.58m
10:37PM2.81m
11:25AM2.81m
Low Tide
3:24PM1.53m
4:14AM1.09m
4:30PM1.35m
5:02AM0.85m
5:16PM1.12m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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light rain
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7:54
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5:50
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5:46
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1
1
1
2
5
1
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1
4
10
7
2
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Temp °C
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
3
2
5
5
4
3
4
7
5
6
8
7
0
-5
-4
0
4
5
5
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