Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
12.9°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 6PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
5
0.8
N
12
0.8
N
12
0.8
N
12
0.8
N
12
0.8
N
12
0.8
N
12
0.7
N
12
0.7
N
12
0.7
N
12
0.1
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
21
9
8
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
9
29
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:54PM2.85m
5:38AM2.66m
5:43PM2.66m
6:44AM2.44m
6:54PM2.52m
Low Tide
10:45AM1.04m
11:10PM0.89m
11:26AM1.27m
00:03AM1.12m
12:21PM1.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:46
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5:57
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Temp °C
9
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
4
5
5
3
2
2
4
3
3
4
5
6
7
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
5
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