Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.6° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 2PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
0
0
0
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)
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
139
163
149
103
98
106
103
119
126
113
97
66
40
19
5
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
W
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
7:47AM2.71m
8:07PM2.71m
9:27AM2.71m
9:38PM2.82m
10:47AM2.88m
Low Tide
1:41PM1.30m
2:36AM0.93m
3:20PM1.31m
4:07AM0.75m
4:38PM1.14m
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Temp °C
11
11
12
14
15
15
16
17
17
16
17
18
16
13
11
11
10
11
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
4
4
8
9
9
11
12
12
10
12
14
11
7
5
6
6
8
8
9
11
10
8
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