Overview

Cruden Bay est une grande baie de sable sur la côte de l'Aberdeenshire, orientée est face à la mer du Nord. La baie est bordée de falaises spectaculaires et des ruines du château de Slains (qui aurait inspiré le Dracula de Bram Stoker). Bonnes vagues par houle d'est. Spot isolé et pittoresque.

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Spot forecast for Cruden Bay

Sunrise 07:52 · Sunset 17:51

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 02:56 · 1.7 m High tide 09:29 · 3 m Low tide 15:14 · 2 m High tide 21:40 · 3.3 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 04:07 · 1.5 m High tide 10:32 · 3.2 m Low tide 16:22 · 1.8 m High tide 22:37 · 3.5 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 05:00 · 1.3 m High tide 11:21 · 3.4 m Low tide 17:14 · 1.6 m High tide 23:23 · 3.6 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 05:42 · 1 m High tide 12:03 · 3.6 m Low tide 17:57 · 1.4 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 00:05 · 3.8 m Low tide 06:20 · 0.8 m High tide 12:40 · 3.9 m Low tide 18:36 · 1.1 m

Cruden Bay: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

230h

in May · 20 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 17 rideable days a month and 230 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is December, at 8 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is October, with 120 mm.

Monthly averages: Cruden Bay

Monthly averages — Cruden Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	12.5	97 h	5 °C	82 mm
February	9.5	71 h	7 °C	52 mm
March	14.5	152 h	9 °C	54 mm
April	16.5	178 h	10 °C	67 mm
May	20.0	230 h	13 °C	35 mm
June	16.5	170 h	15 °C	56 mm
July	18.0	205 h	17 °C	78 mm
August	8.5	81 h	18 °C	54 mm
September	16.0	144 h	14 °C	42 mm
October	12.0	97 h	12 °C	120 mm
November	15.0	110 h	8 °C	95 mm
December	8.0	54 h	8 °C	87 mm

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Technical details of Cruden Bay spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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