Cruden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.0° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 8AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (11 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
1.1
S
4
1.5
S
6
1.9
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
107
68
37
23
24
13
17
48
133
256
243
134
48
29
26
18
9
5
2
2
5
4
13
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
S
20
SSE
30
S
35
SSW
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
25
WSW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:32AM3.75m
2:10PM3.57m
2:11AM3.86m
2:45PM3.58m
2:48AM3.85m
3:18PM3.52m
Low Tide
7:47AM-0.16m
7:58PM0.32m
8:25AM-0.19m
8:35PM0.25m
9:01AM-0.10m
9:10PM0.26m
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:36
7:32
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
16
15
14
14
12
12
13
14
19
16
15
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
10
10
8
12
11
10
9
5
4
5
7
15
11
10
9
11
10
10
10
11
10
10
8
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