Cruden Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 01 May 2026 BST
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Cruden Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
8.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (02 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
73
52
51
40
39
32
25
19
14
10
7
4
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
5
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:44PM3.40m
2:03AM3.35m
2:19PM3.39m
2:32AM3.33m
2:54PM3.32m
3:03AM3.26m
Low Tide
7:49PM0.36m
8:05AM0.40m
8:22PM0.44m
8:38AM0.39m
8:54PM0.56m
9:11AM0.43m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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5:16
5:13
5:11
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8:51
8:52
8:54
8:58
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
9
10
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
9
11
8
9
10
10
10
5
6
5
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
73
73
52
51
40
39
32
25
19
14
10
7
4
83
88
67
46
39
30
29
18
16
12
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
SE
4
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNW
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
5
38
39
25
23
5
21
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
9
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
N
8
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
Energy kJ
2
9
15
5
5
5
5
22
5
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1
NE
6
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
2
1
1
3
12
22
51
90
74
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
149
149
30
30
30
216
216
296
492
303
186
160
160
160
160
160
160
31
31
31
157
208
266
360
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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