Cruden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.8° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 1PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.5
S
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
S
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.3
S
2
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
1.4
S
5
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
222
205
150
111
41
10
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
9
11
17
22
96
178
222
243
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
W
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
5
N
15
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SW
20
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:57AM3.07m
00:02AM3.27m
12:48PM3.30m
00:50AM3.55m
1:32PM3.47m
Low Tide
5:25AM0.60m
5:50PM0.87m
6:20AM0.27m
6:38PM0.64m
7:06AM0.00m
7:19PM0.45m
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clear
part cloud
rain showers
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:44
7:40
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
5
4
7
7
7
5
4
3
3
4
6
8
11
8
6
8
7
7
6
6
7
7
10
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