Cruden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 11AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
1
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
13
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:41AM3.14m
7:26PM2.77m
7:36AM2.89m
8:19PM2.64m
8:40AM2.69m
9:20PM2.57m
Low Tide
1:00PM0.73m
1:14AM1.11m
1:55PM1.00m
2:18AM1.22m
3:00PM1.19m
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:41
4:43
4:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:44
9:43
9:40
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
14
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
13
13
15
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
10
10
10
12
13
12
8
7
8
8
8
9
10
11
12
10
12
14
15
15
14
14
16
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