Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 2PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 59 | 90 | 46 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:53PM3.36m | 3:58AM3.58m | 4:27PM3.27m | 4:36AM3.43m | 5:04PM3.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.07m | 9:47PM0.40m | 10:13AM0.19m | 10:24PM0.48m | 10:52AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 |
55 | 47 | 47 | 38 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 110 | 185 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 9 | SE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | SSE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 4 | N 12 | N 11 | N 6 | — |
4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 59 | 21 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 5 | E 4 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | S 4 | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 4 | — | S 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | NW 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | — | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 44 | 19 | — | 11 | 7 | 17 | 59 | 90 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 30 | 177 | 538 | 537 | 537 | 161 | 160 | 161 | 161 | 578 | 778 | 406 | 384 | 385 | 303 | 214 | 196 | 196 | 28 | 157 | 160 | 187 |
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