Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 2AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | NNE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 70 | 78 | 54 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:22PM3.39m | 3:24AM3.66m | 3:53PM3.36m | 3:58AM3.58m | 4:27PM3.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.39m | 9:38AM0.07m | 9:47PM0.40m | 10:13AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
24 | 29 | 34 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 46 | 43 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
23 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 11 | SSE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 7 | NNE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | N 6 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | NNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NW 2 |
— | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 39 | 29 | — | 1 | 7 | 28 | 70 | 78 | 54 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 187 | 187 | 31 | 171 | 30 | 181 | 539 | 578 | 537 | 163 | 161 | 157 | 157 | 578 | 578 | 578 | 0 | 303 |
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