Cruden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 3PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)3s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)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 Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
35
83
86
108
97
69
65
55
40
34
25
29
27
53
73
81
71
66
57
42
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:43PM3.04m
00:42AM3.32m
1:15PM3.25m
1:15AM3.51m
1:46PM3.41m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.82m
6:56AM0.34m
7:05PM0.61m
7:28AM0.13m
7:38PM0.42m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
6:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
16
14
13
11
11
12
13
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
4
4
5
7
7
8
14
13
10
11
12
10
9
5
4
6
7
11
11
8
6
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