Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 11AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 110 | 144 | 180 | 175 | 127 | 107 | 85 | 72 | 63 | 54 | 52 | 59 | 51 | 47 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:46PM3.46m | 1:50AM3.72m | 2:32PM3.55m | 2:33AM3.87m | 3:14PM3.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM0.06m | 7:36PM0.45m | 8:06AM-0.16m | 8:19PM0.36m | 8:49AM-0.26m | 8:59PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 11 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 38 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 63 | 54 | 52 | 5 | 20 | 47 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 11 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 29 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | — | — | S 6 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | 39 | 110 | 144 | 180 | 175 | 127 | 107 | 85 | 72 | — | — | — | 59 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 54 | 93 | 161 | 161 | 168 | 161 | 30 | 30 | 162 | 30 | 160 | 162 | 14 | 160 | 160 | 165 | 165 | 461 | 327 | 1025 | 669 | 665 |
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