Cruden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.5° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 12PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.7
SE
4
1
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
ENE
6
0.3
S
4
0.6
E
6
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
5
19
53
131
187
277
293
270
198
161
108
0
2
23
10
11
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
20
NW
25
NW
40
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
5:02PM3.09m
5:02AM3.35m
5:40PM3.01m
5:43AM3.20m
6:24PM2.90m
Low Tide
10:44AM0.30m
10:50PM0.70m
11:21AM0.42m
11:31PM0.80m
12:05PM0.59m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:15
9:14
 mm
1
1
3
1
4
5
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
12
Feels °C
12
12
12
10
12
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
14
15
16
16
15
12
12
5
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