Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.4° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 5AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (30 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
3
SE
8
2
E
9
2.2
E
9
1.8
SSE
7
2.2
E
10
1.3
SSE
7
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
8
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
E
8
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
460
671
853
627
848
344
961
162
553
529
395
324
68
66
165
29
66
109
136
141
154
150
126
135
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:36AM3.62m
3:58PM3.38m
4:19AM3.44m
4:39PM3.19m
5:11AM3.19m
5:29PM2.98m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.20m
10:04PM0.31m
10:30AM0.46m
10:50PM0.47m
11:19AM0.77m
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Temp °C
13
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16
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12
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13
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13
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Feels °C
6
7
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7
10
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9
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10
10
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10
9
7
6
6
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7
10
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