Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 3AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 87 | 130 | 77 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 41 | 19 | 14 | 32 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:58AM3.58m | 4:27PM3.27m | 4:36AM3.43m | 5:04PM3.13m | 5:20AM3.23m | 5:49PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.19m | 10:24PM0.48m | 10:52AM0.39m | 11:06PM0.62m | 11:37AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | S 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
18 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 84 | 146 | 141 | 138 | 131 | 29 | 92 | 65 | 41 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | NNE 8 | SSE 6 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 4 | N 12 | N 11 | N 6 | N 6 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | N 10 | S 5 | SSE 6 | — | NE 5 |
3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 12 | 7 | — | 21 | 22 | 94 | 17 | 12 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | E 4 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 13 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — |
8 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
— | 7 | 6 | 29 | 87 | 130 | 69 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 20 | — | 28 | 41 | 19 | 14 | 32 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 384 | 161 | 160 | 161 | 161 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 0 | 384 | 303 | 303 | 196 | 196 | 28 | 162 | 160 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 266 | 461 | 28 |
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