
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 6AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 23s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
639 | 557 | 470 | 337 | 256 | 232 | 181 | 151 | 113 | 104 | 55 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:10AM3.17m | 4:16PM3.04m | 4:50AM2.91m | 4:54PM2.85m | 5:38AM2.66m | 5:43PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.79m | 10:28PM0.66m | 10:45AM1.04m | 11:10PM0.89m | 11:26AM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 23 | N 23 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 |
2 | 10 | 93 | 337 | 256 | 232 | 181 | 151 | 113 | 86 | 55 | 22 | 14 | 75 | 155 | 198 | 243 | 229 | 280 | 276 | 212 | 209 | 202 | 148 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 22 | N 22 | N 21 | N 21 | N 19 | N 18 | N 17 | N 16 | SSW 4 | N 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 |
— | 2 | 2 | 163 | 82 | 35 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | NW 13 | N 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | S 7 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — |
639 | 557 | 470 | 24 | — | — | 15 | — | 14 | 104 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 50 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 384 | 314 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 30 | 150 | 514 | 665 | 150 | 150 | 227 | 150 | 150 | 139 | 80 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
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