Cruden Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 17 Apr 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
7.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 3PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (17 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
S
1.3
S
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
Period(s) (?)666666666666555555555666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1262292232052452201881761261011085230117622211000
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
3.72
2:09AM
3.65
2:20PM
3.81
2:46AM
3.65
3:04PM
3.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
0.31
7:52PM
-0.10
8:08AM
0.14
8:32PM
-0.09
8:49AM
0.06
9:14PM
0.05
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-5:54-------5:50-------5:48------
Sunset-----8:21-------8:22-------8:24--
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-11--------11-----------
Temp. °C8898101098881191097666899876
Feels °C (?)00112432225232100112321-1
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