Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 11AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
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3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:57AM3.08m | 6:24PM2.77m | 6:48AM2.79m | 7:14PM2.57m | 7:53AM2.55m | 8:24PM2.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.87m | 00:21AM1.02m | 12:54PM1.17m | 1:18AM1.23m | 2:00PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 4 | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
44 | 48 | 62 | 62 | 1 | — | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
— | — | — | — | 78 | 107 | — | 123 | 234 | 302 | 346 | 385 | 406 | 488 | 565 | 719 | 617 | 509 | 448 | 439 | 437 | 459 | 528 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 216 | 186 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 332 | 314 | 268 | 664 | 669 | 1265 | 170 | 93 | 105 | 84 | 84 | 161 | 132 | 132 | 84 | 84 |
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