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11:26 am 25 Mar 2012

Thurso East

2:55 pm 8 Oct 2007


Armadale Bay ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Armadale Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – North Coast, UK)

Armadale Bay photo

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Surf Break: Armadale Bay

Plan B, Armadale Bay photo

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Surf Break: Armadale Bay

Name: Armadale Bay
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: S

Armadale Bay on the North Coast is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the south. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide. It very rarely gets crowded here.

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Overall Armadale Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Armadale Bay:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Strathy Bay 3 mi
Second closest break Farr Bay 6 mi
Third closest break Melvich 6 mi
Fourth closest break Torrisdale Bay 7 mi
Fifth closest break Sandside Bay 11 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Armadale Bay:

Closest wave buoy K7 Buoy 149 mi
Second closest wave buoy North Sea 2 Buoy 193 mi
Third closest wave buoy North Sea 3 Buoy 193 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy North Sea 4 Buoy 209 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy North Sea 1 Buoy 222 mi

Tide stations nearest to Armadale Bay:

Closest tide station Kinlochbervie, Scotland 36 mi
Second closest tide station Kinlochbervie, Scotland - READ flaterco.com/pol.htm 36 mi
Third closest tide station Wick, Scotland 37 mi
Fourth closest tide station Wick, Scotland 37 mi
Fifth closest tide station Ullapool, Scotland 60 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Armadale Bay:

Closest ski area The Lecht (United Kingdom) 99 mi
Second closest ski area Cairngorm (United Kingdom) 99 mi
Third closest ski area Glenshee (United Kingdom) 122 mi
Fourth closest ski area Nevis Range (United Kingdom) 122 mi
Fifth closest ski area Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom) 136 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Armadale Bay:

Closest city location Scrabster (United Kingdom) 20 mi
Second closest city location Thurso (United Kingdom) 21 mi
Third closest city location Wick (United Kingdom) 37 mi
Fourth closest city location Brora (United Kingdom) 38 mi
Fifth closest city location Stromness (United Kingdom) 40 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Armadale Bay is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 58 km (36 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Armadale Bay is Kirkwall Airport (KOI) in Scotland, 81 km (50 miles) away.
  • Third is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO) in U.k, 104 km (65 miles) away.
  • Inverness Airport (INV) in U.k is 113 km (70 miles) away.
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) in U.k. is the fifth nearest airport to Armadale Bay and is 137 km (85 miles) away.
Armadale Bay break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Armadale Bay, Scotland - North Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Armadale Bay sea temperature, Armadale Bay photographs, Armadale Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Armadale Bay webcams, current wind from Scotland - North Coast live weather stations and Armadale Bay tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Armadale Bay.