
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 12PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
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40 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:13PM3.06m | 2:17AM3.37m | 2:48PM3.13m | 2:50AM3.48m | 3:22PM3.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54AM0.52m | 8:00PM0.72m | 8:29AM0.38m | 8:33PM0.64m | 9:03AM0.28m | 9:05PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | S 4 | S 4 | N 8 | S 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 4 | S 4 |
41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 5 | N 8 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 35 | 23 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | N 10 | SE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 9 | S 5 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NNW 8 | NNW 4 | W 2 | W 2 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
40 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 17 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 149 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 161 | 172 | 654 | 656 | 384 | 370 | 365 | 405 | 406 | 406 | 406 | 2626 | 172 |
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