Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.8° 

Cruden Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 6AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 23s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu morning).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
5
0.8
N
13
0.8
N
13
0.8
N
13
0.7
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
639
557
470
337
256
232
181
151
113
104
55
22
14
9
8
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
15
SW
10
N
10
ENE
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:10AM3.17m
4:16PM3.04m
4:50AM2.91m
4:54PM2.85m
5:38AM2.66m
5:43PM2.66m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.79m
10:28PM0.66m
10:45AM1.04m
11:10PM0.89m
11:26AM1.27m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:43
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6:05
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4
3
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Temp °C
14
13
11
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
9
9
11
11
11
10
9
10
9
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
6
11
9
9
11
10
7
6
5
6
4
4
5
5
6
4
3
5
4
3
5
6
5
6
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