Cruden Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 26 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
7.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cruden Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cruden Bay at 12PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1 AM
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)
1.4
NNE
10
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
2
5
9
10
13
10
11
12
8
8
6
6
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:50AM2.93m
10:59PM2.89m
10:54AM3.07m
11:49PM3.04m
11:46AM3.20m
00:29AM3.17m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.65m
4:48AM1.15m
5:20PM0.50m
5:39AM0.95m
6:04PM0.39m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:31
5:28
5:26
5:22
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8:39
8:42
8:45
8:46
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
7
7
8
9
11
11
11
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
0
-1
-1
1
2
3
6
9
8
8
7
7
8
6
7
7
7
7
9
8
8
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
10
1.4
NNE
10
1.3
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
Energy kJ
377
388
380
380
388
388
404
401
373
313
245
240
187
180
133
102
100
98
92
65
64
64
40
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
13
10
11
12
8
8
6
6
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
2
5
9
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
66
49
39
34
49
31
9
9
9
9
132
196
268
196
39
39
28
28
33
28
31
31
31
157
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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