Cruden Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 GMT
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Cruden Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
6.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 11AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SE
2.2
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.5
ESE
1.7
SE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)998888888777545555555556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8987144604003003711369351372091811425142314656555695119
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
40
NW
20
NW
0
SW
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
3.75
3:18AM
3.40
3:21PM
3.66
3:54AM
3.29
4:02PM
3.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
0.34
9:01PM
-0.03
9:10AM
0.38
9:39PM
0.11
9:49AM
0.48
10:20PM
0.34
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--7:24-------7:22-------7:20-----
Sunset----5:16-------5:19-------5:22---
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--12--------113---------
Temp. °C555688866667677876899777
Feels °C (?)-2-2-4-2220-3142202132013300-1
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