Cruden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.9° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 2PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
5
1.8
S
6
1.9
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
199
275
139
75
56
35
25
10
5
5
3
6
4
13
18
29
40
36
37
37
35
38
Wind (km/h)
40
S
50
S
40
SSW
30
SW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
0
WNW
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:45PM3.58m
2:48AM3.85m
3:18PM3.52m
3:25AM3.74m
3:50PM3.40m
Low Tide
8:25AM-0.19m
8:35PM0.25m
9:01AM-0.10m
9:10PM0.26m
9:36AM0.09m
9:45PM0.34m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:32
7:30
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
13
11
14
17
16
15
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
16
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
6
2
7
12
11
10
10
8
8
9
10
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
13
12
14
13
12
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