Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
13.7°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 4AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Sun morning).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
132
101
61
67
42
39
33
31
53
78
81
71
64
60
55
74
113
191
237
239
213
247
192
Wind (km/h)
35
S
5
W
10
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
40
SSE
35
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:42AM3.32m
1:15PM3.25m
1:15AM3.51m
1:46PM3.41m
1:48AM3.65m
2:17PM3.51m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.34m
7:05PM0.61m
7:28AM0.13m
7:38PM0.42m
8:00AM0.01m
8:11PM0.29m
cloud
light rain
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cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
15
13
13
14
15
16
15
12
12
11
11
13
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
12
Feels °C
9
13
11
10
11
12
11
7
6
4
5
7
10
10
8
7
7
7
6
4
5
7
9
10
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