Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
13.5°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 9AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (02 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (02 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
5
1.1
E
8
1.4
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.8
SSE
6
2.3
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
165
113
139
160
214
409
308
219
141
96
72
57
25
13
29
30
43
61
78
91
88
75
55
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSW
40
S
45
S
45
S
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:11AM3.19m
5:29PM2.98m
6:17AM2.91m
6:36PM2.78m
7:47AM2.71m
8:07PM2.71m
Low Tide
10:50PM0.47m
11:19AM0.77m
11:45PM0.69m
12:19PM1.08m
00:58AM0.89m
1:41PM1.30m
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
12
11
12
12
12
13
15
16
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
9
9
7
7
7
9
10
9
8
7
6
8
5
5
6
9
12
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