
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 8PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 9 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 46 | 71 | 110 | 114 | 132 | 114 | 110 | 103 | 72 | 61 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 59 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:55PM3.29m | 1:04AM3.48m | 1:46PM3.46m | 1:50AM3.72m | 2:32PM3.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.61m | 7:19AM0.06m | 7:36PM0.45m | 8:06AM-0.16m | 8:19PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 11 | SSE 6 |
123 | 103 | 92 | 70 | 68 | 49 | 29 | 110 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 61 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 5 | 20 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
— | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
— | 3 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 46 | 71 | — | 114 | 132 | 114 | 110 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 59 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 39 | 164 | 161 | 132 | 54 | 30 | 30 | 161 | 161 | 160 | 54 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 30 | 160 | 160 | 172 | 160 |
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