Cruden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
14.2°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 (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 11PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
N
7
0.2
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
368
463
0
0
190
95
52
1
3
7
3
4
4
0
0
3
0
4
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:20PM3.27m
2:21AM3.61m
2:51PM3.36m
2:52AM3.67m
3:22PM3.39m
Low Tide
8:07PM0.52m
8:33AM0.10m
8:39PM0.43m
9:05AM0.04m
9:12PM0.39m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:14
8:10
 mm
3
3
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
10
8
9
7
7
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
12
14
13
12
13
13
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