Cruden Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 BST
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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
7.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 7PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
3
3
3
3
6
11
19
52
93
103
103
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:46AM3.20m
00:29AM3.17m
12:29PM3.31m
1:03AM3.27m
1:08PM3.38m
1:33AM3.33m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.39m
6:20AM0.76m
6:42PM0.33m
6:57AM0.60m
7:16PM0.32m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:26
5:22
5:20
5:18
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8:45
8:46
8:49
8:51
Temp °C
7
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
9
10
9
7
7
7
7
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
0
1
2
3
1
0
1
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
69
65
65
64
45
40
39
25
24
24
23
22
22
13
13
12
6
6
6
4
1
1
1
103
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
4
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
5
3
3
2
2
4
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
6
11
19
52
93
103
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
28
161
160
160
31
31
157
157
157
160
160
160
160
160
157
157
157
157
160
160
160
54
54
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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