Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 9PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cruden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 364 | 191 | 94 | 54 | 29 | 64 | 158 | 389 | 568 | 567 | 526 | 483 | 456 | 460 | 529 | 385 | 296 | 214 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:13PM3.38m | 3:34AM3.38m | 3:44PM3.23m | 4:10AM3.17m | 4:16PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM0.32m | 9:36AM0.54m | 9:52PM0.46m | 10:10AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 22 | NNE 22 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 364 | 191 | 94 | 54 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 167 | 385 | 296 | 214 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 22 | N 21 | N 21 | N 20 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 81 | 35 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 43 | 59 | 45 | 29 | 64 | 158 | 389 | 568 | 567 | 526 | 483 | 456 | 460 | 529 | — | — | — | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 735 | 659 | 54 | 370 | 161 | 188 | 732 | 855 | 794 | 732 | 402 | 139 | 139 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 30 | 32 | 0 |
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