Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.2° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 4PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (26 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.7
S
6
2.3
S
7
2.3
SSE
7
3
SSE
8
4
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2
SSE
8
2
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
2.2
S
7
2
S
7
1.5
S
7
1
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
35
180
480
475
935
2044
1847
1514
1465
567
373
202
210
220
440
366
202
77
92
69
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
35
S
45
SSE
50
S
45
S
55
S
60
S
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:45PM3.56m
00:56AM3.69m
1:20PM3.60m
1:38AM3.70m
1:59PM3.56m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.04m
6:45PM0.22m
7:07AM0.02m
7:25PM0.11m
7:48AM0.11m
8:07PM0.10m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:03
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7:07
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4:37
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4:35
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4:31
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1
3
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Temp °C
9
11
10
11
13
14
14
13
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
10
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
3
4
1
2
5
4
3
4
-1
0
-1
-1
0
-1
0
1
6
8
8
9
9
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