Cruden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.1° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
9
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
3
12
15
24
46
71
110
114
132
114
110
103
72
61
52
52
51
49
59
40
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
10
W
Wind State
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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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