Cruden Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 02 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
8.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 10PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
10 AM
1 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
1
NE
6
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
N
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.6
N
9
1.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
14
10
7
4
2
65
3
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
30
NNW
30
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:19PM3.39m
2:32AM3.33m
2:54PM3.32m
3:03AM3.26m
3:29PM3.20m
3:36AM3.16m
Low Tide
8:22PM0.44m
8:38AM0.39m
8:54PM0.56m
9:11AM0.43m
9:27PM0.70m
9:47AM0.54m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:13
5:11
5:09
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8:52
8:54
8:58
9:00
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
8
11
9
6
6
5
5
4
6
7
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
7
2
-1
0
-1
-2
-3
-1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
SE
4
0.2
N
9
0.1
SE
4
0.4
N
9
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
1.1
N
10
Energy kJ
19
14
10
7
4
2
85
52
42
29
28
16
16
16
8
18
5
1
6
1
23
39
42
226
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
NE
6
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
SE
4
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
9
Energy kJ
1
2
9
15
14
25
25
23
21
12
12
5
1
1
2
1
35
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
3
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1
NE
6
0.5
N
6
1
N
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
Energy kJ
3
7
13
39
91
103
65
15
42
47
50
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
296
303
216
160
160
160
157
31
31
31
31
149
165
181
405
641
306
327
306
306
306
227
227
290
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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