
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 103 | 48 | 46 | 52 | 83 | 92 | 83 | 71 | 65 | 47 | 47 | 58 | 85 | 166 | 131 | 135 | 124 | 124 | 110 | 121 | 67 | 58 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:19AM3.00m | 5:30PM2.79m | 6:06AM2.71m | 6:18PM2.57m | 7:14AM2.46m | 7:34PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM0.70m | 11:20AM0.98m | 11:38PM0.95m | 12:02PM1.27m | 00:31AM1.20m | 1:03PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
45 | 34 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 21 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNE 7 | SSE 6 | — | N 10 | N 16 | S 6 | W 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 |
34 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 20 | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
— | — | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
100 | 103 | 48 | 46 | 52 | 83 | 92 | 83 | 71 | 65 | 47 | 47 | 58 | 85 | 166 | 131 | 135 | 124 | 124 | 110 | 121 | 24 | 58 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 245 | 0 | 341 | 654 | 712 | 712 | 702 | 654 | 702 | 426 | 402 | 1032 | 157 | 161 | 539 | 538 | 712 | 712 | 735 | 1032 | 735 | 537 | 537 |
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