Cruden Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 03 May 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
8.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 6PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (03 May)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (03 May)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 11°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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)
0.2
SSE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.9
NNE
9
1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
0
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
SSE
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:54PM3.32m
3:03AM3.26m
3:29PM3.20m
3:36AM3.16m
4:07PM3.03m
4:11AM3.04m
Low Tide
8:38AM0.39m
8:54PM0.56m
9:11AM0.43m
9:27PM0.70m
9:47AM0.54m
10:01PM0.87m
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:13
5:11
5:09
5:07
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8:54
8:58
9:00
9:01
Temp °C
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
9
11
11
7
6
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
2
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
5
7
7
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.3
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.1
SE
4
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.9
NNE
9
1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
10
Energy kJ
65
52
35
28
16
16
15
11
7
10
17
1
4
4
6
19
28
9
138
186
230
190
154
158
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
NE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
2
8
14
25
25
23
21
12
12
4
2
6
6
6
3
1
1
15
41
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
7
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
N
8
0.1
SE
4
0.3
NNE
6
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
9
15
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
4
1
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
0.3
ESE
4
0.5
N
7
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
Energy kJ
53
3
27
7
13
20
25
21
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
160
31
31
28
31
149
149
402
521
688
227
216
216
216
227
227
227
227
296
186
31
9
28
28
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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