Cruden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.3° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 11PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)--
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.6
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
6
7
8
17
18
18
13
12
5
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
S
5
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:34PM2.59m
11:25AM2.60m
11:27PM2.83m
12:08PM2.82m
Low Tide
4:25PM1.48m
5:05AM1.12m
5:19PM1.27m
5:49AM0.85m
5:58PM1.04m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:07
7:05
 mm
2
1
2
3
13
4
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
17
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
13
12
11
Feels °C
17
19
19
18
17
14
15
17
16
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
8
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