Cruden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.5° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 12PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
30
28
21
17
18
13
8
9
6
2
2
10
17
13
8
2
3
2
6
13
18
12
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNW
5
N
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
WNW
30
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:13PM3.06m
2:17AM3.37m
2:48PM3.13m
2:50AM3.48m
3:22PM3.16m
Low Tide
7:54AM0.52m
8:00PM0.72m
8:29AM0.38m
8:33PM0.64m
9:03AM0.28m
9:05PM0.60m
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:58
5:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:27
9:24
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
15
14
15
15
12
11
10
10
13
13
15
17
16
Feels °C
13
13
16
15
15
13
15
13
13
11
13
12
14
12
6
7
6
6
11
9
11
15
13
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