Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 3AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 155 | 288 | 250 | 202 | 130 | 85 | 80 | 581 | 2194 | 1512 | 2139 | 1830 | 750 | 1059 | 875 | 743 | 423 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:01AM3.24m | 12:37PM3.28m | 00:38AM3.43m | 1:10PM3.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.87m | 6:16AM0.35m | 6:31PM0.62m | 6:52AM0.16m | 7:08PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 11 | — | N 12 | — | — | SSE 10 | S 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 155 | 288 | 250 | 202 | 130 | 85 | 80 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 305 | 360 | 23 | 9 | 231 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 9 | SE 8 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 30 | 52 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | SE 8 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | N 6 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | — | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 59 | 7 | 19 | 75 | 94 | 77 | — | 15 | 581 | 2194 | 1512 | 2139 | 1830 | 750 | 1059 | 875 | 743 | 423 | 219 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 149 | 150 | 105 | 84 | 14 | 28 | 654 | 622 | 702 | 712 | 702 | 702 | 702 | 654 | 702 | 712 | 656 | 656 |
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