Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 11PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 5 | N 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 368 | 463 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 95 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:20PM3.27m | 2:21AM3.61m | 2:51PM3.36m | 2:52AM3.67m | 3:22PM3.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM0.52m | 8:33AM0.10m | 8:39PM0.43m | 9:05AM0.04m | 9:12PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 |
346 | 368 | 463 | 412 | 304 | 190 | 109 | 92 | 74 | 62 | 45 | 34 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | SSE 7 |
— | — | — | 2 | — | 76 | 95 | 52 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | N 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | SSE 2 |
30 | 34 | 22 | 74 | 98 | 127 | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 14 | 14 | 216 | 227 | 186 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 31 | 31 | 216 | 31 |
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