Cruden Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 1PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
E
0.7
E
1.1
ESE
1.2
E
1.5
E
1.5
SSE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)666666555566577677776777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1028410089896956383322283550134216193382335230214278304342297
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
35
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
3.09
12:48AM
3.03
12:57PM
3.26
1:26AM
3.11
1:31PM
3.41
2:01AM
3.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
0.65
6:40AM
0.77
7:06PM
0.48
7:14AM
0.66
7:42PM
0.34
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise8:34-------8:33-------8:32-------
Sunset--4:00-------4:01-------4:04-----
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-11-------131---32----
Temp. °C788887767777777778766677
Feels °C (?)1232333012112002331-1-1-101
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