Cruden Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 18 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
6.6° 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 5PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (18 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (18 Feb)7ft (2.2m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
1.4
SSE
1.7
SSE
2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3.5
SE
3
SE
3
SE
2.4
ESE
2.2
SE
1.7
ESE
1.8
SE
1.5
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
S
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)756677888999999998888866
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33951843054375537039521069145516511834168112839047274294283001921221048031
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
40
WSW
40
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:39PM
3.69
2:11AM
3.42
2:12PM
3.76
2:44AM
3.44
2:45PM
3.75
3:18AM
3.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
0.46
7:52PM
0.00
7:59AM
0.37
8:26PM
-0.06
8:33AM
0.34
9:01PM
-0.03
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise7:30-------7:28-------7:24-------
Sunset--5:12-------5:15-------5:16-----
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light rain
light rain
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C455544455553343446976788
Feels °C (?)-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-6-5-2-3-3-5-22110-2-1
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