Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 10PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | NNE 8 | SE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
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 kJ | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:43PM2.98m | 5:57AM3.08m | 6:24PM2.77m | 6:48AM2.79m | 7:14PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.80m | 12:06PM0.87m | 00:21AM1.02m | 12:54PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 31 | 33 | 44 | 48 | 62 | 62 | 78 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 107 | 131 | 215 | 291 | 306 | 450 | 498 | 536 | 603 | 645 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 172 | 171 | 157 | 28 | 162 | 162 | 306 | 315 | 314 | 314 | 227 | 314 | 268 | 332 | 384 | 664 | 268 | 105 |
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