Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 12PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | NE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | NNE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 94 | 113 | 93 | 28 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:22PM3.39m | 3:24AM3.66m | 3:53PM3.36m | 3:58AM3.58m | 4:27PM3.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM0.04m | 9:12PM0.39m | 9:38AM0.07m | 9:47PM0.40m | 10:13AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 |
23 | 23 | 34 | 35 | 24 | 33 | 39 | 59 | 67 | 67 | 51 | 34 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 64 | 28 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | NNE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | E 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 |
22 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NNE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 11 | SSE 6 | NE 10 | E 4 | SE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | NE 8 |
3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 94 | 113 | 93 | 5 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 162 | 162 | 31 | 31 | 187 | 216 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 177 | 181 | 537 | 384 | 214 | 161 | 157 | 426 | 426 | 797 | 384 | 331 | 306 |
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