
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 11PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 20 | 21 | 39 | 74 | 110 | 136 | 140 | 140 | 127 | 107 | 75 | 77 | 65 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 59 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:04AM3.48m | 1:46PM3.46m | 1:50AM3.72m | 2:32PM3.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.61m | 7:19AM0.06m | 7:36PM0.45m | 8:06AM-0.16m | 8:19PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 11 | SSE 6 |
92 | 70 | 68 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 77 | 65 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 20 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 10 |
— | — | — | — | 30 | 29 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — |
12 | 20 | 21 | 39 | 74 | 110 | 136 | 140 | 140 | 127 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 167 | 132 | 54 | 30 | 32 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 54 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 160 | 160 | 30 | 30 |
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