Cruden Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 BST
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Cruden Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
8.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)--
Evening (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
3
10
9
12
8
22
52
57
33
20
15
11
10
6
5
10
13
21
29
31
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
NW
5
NE
10
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
WSW
15
S
25
S
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:13PM3.62m
1:42AM3.58m
2:02PM3.70m
2:25AM3.60m
2:54PM3.68m
3:10AM3.57m
Low Tide
7:02AM0.32m
7:26PM0.07m
7:47AM0.13m
8:12PM0.10m
8:33AM0.02m
8:58PM0.22m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:45
4:43
4:41
4:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:24
9:27
9:28
1
1
2
Temp °C
8
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
9
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
9
8
8
8
9
1
4
7
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
Energy kJ
612
474
374
283
243
202
169
129
101
99
77
75
58
58
58
55
39
34
34
35
39
39
39
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
9
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
Energy kJ
3
10
9
12
8
22
52
57
33
20
15
11
10
6
5
10
13
21
29
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
84
132
216
31
132
31
28
28
28
34
31
28
28
28
28
31
160
160
160
160
160
160
164
187
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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