Cruden Bay Surf Break

Cruden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 57.41° N 1.86° W

Issued: 6 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cruden Bay sea temperature is
11.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
35
28
34
46
85
186
171
131
80
60
50
39
29
23
23
24
20
27
16
7
3
3
1
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
S
35
S
45
S
35
S
15
SSW
10
NE
10
NE
0
ENE
10
SW
15
W
20
WNW
10
W
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
High Tide
4:40PM3.38m
4:41AM3.58m
5:35PM3.20m
5:33AM3.47m
6:32PM3.03m
6:27AM3.31m
Low Tide
10:24PM0.62m
11:01AM0.06m
11:14PM0.79m
11:56AM0.23m
00:07AM0.96m
12:53PM0.43m
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:07
4:07
4:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:07
10:07
10:07
10:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
13
14
15
16
15
12
12
12
12
13
15
17
16
16
17
15
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
10
12
10
9
8
11
13
10
10
12
11
10
11
15
14
14
14
12
10
10
12
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
7
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
25
21
20
11
11
11
5
5
5
1
60
49
39
29
23
23
20
13
16
7
3
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.4
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
SW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
42
35
28
34
46
85
186
171
131
80
50
24
4
27
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
160
161
157
30
162
162
162
296
214
14
14
0
160
161
537
537
537
657
406
406
296
157
149
296
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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