
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 8AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 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) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 31 | 49 | 54 | 49 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 81 | 64 | 36 | 42 | 56 | 60 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:01AM3.54m | 4:21PM3.23m | 4:38AM3.28m | 4:53PM3.02m | 5:19AM3.00m | 5:30PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.36m | 10:21PM0.50m | 10:44AM0.67m | 10:57PM0.70m | 11:20AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | S 5 | S 6 | NNW 5 | SSE 6 | N 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
41 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 49 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 263 | 193 | 137 | 122 | 96 | 48 | 43 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | SSE 5 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
— | — | — | 20 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 27 | 82 | 56 | 57 | 38 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 11 | SSE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SE 5 | — | S 6 | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 |
— | — | — | — | 20 | 14 | 17 | 17 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | NW 4 | W 3 | NW 5 | WNW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
28 | 31 | 49 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 42 | 98 | 110 | 205 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 50 | 81 | 64 | 36 | 42 | 56 | 60 | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 160 | 214 | 214 | 656 | 712 | 656 | 656 | 664 | 803 | 665 | 208 | 150 | 9 | 61 | 31 | 39 | 28 | 208 | 262 | 620 | 654 | 654 | 654 |
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