
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 5AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 3 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 26 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 94 | 83 | 77 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | on |
High Tide | 5:20AM3.23m | 5:49PM2.94m | 6:17AM2.99m | 6:49PM2.75m | 7:35AM2.77m | 8:13PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.62m | 11:37AM0.65m | 11:56PM0.80m | 12:32PM0.93m | 1:01AM0.98m | 1:48PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | SSE 5 | S 5 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
189 | 146 | 24 | 25 | 66 | 62 | 41 | 40 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 76 | 91 | 60 | 60 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | N 8 | N 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | 17 | 102 | 94 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SW 5 | WNW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | W 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | S 5 | SSE 3 |
13 | 26 | 37 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 94 | 83 | 77 | 15 | 45 | 38 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 31 | 330 | 330 | 266 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 157 | 157 | 172 | 538 | 462 | 1024 | 1024 | 656 | 563 | 554 | 360 | 370 | 321 | 149 | 28 | 39 |
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