Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 190 | 93 | 68 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:51PM3.36m | 2:52AM3.67m | 3:22PM3.39m | 3:24AM3.66m | 3:53PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM0.10m | 8:39PM0.43m | 9:05AM0.04m | 9:12PM0.39m | 9:38AM0.07m | 9:47PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
304 | 190 | 93 | 78 | 62 | 61 | 34 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 30 | 50 | 51 | 40 | 44 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
— | — | 99 | 68 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | NNE 9 | E 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 5 | NNE 8 | SSE 7 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 5 | E 4 | NNE 9 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 |
105 | 132 | 113 | 91 | — | 25 | 18 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 0 | 14 | 216 | 186 | 30 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 31 | 31 | 187 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 620 | 537 | 331 | 149 |
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