Cruden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 9PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
2
2
2
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)
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
2
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.4
SE
8
1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
85
74
83
80
72
85
107
127
125
158
192
191
254
453
503
581
247
122
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:15PM2.99m
1:17AM3.30m
1:48PM3.15m
1:49AM3.49m
2:20PM3.27m
Low Tide
7:03PM0.82m
7:30AM0.41m
7:35PM0.65m
8:02AM0.23m
8:07PM0.52m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:19
8:16
 mm
7
2
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
12
13
13
12
12
14
14
13
12
13
11
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