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Broadstairs on the South Coast is a sheltered beach break that does not work very often. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the best wave direction is from the east northeast.. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Broadstairs 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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Also see Broadstairs surf quality by season and Broadstairs surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to United-Kingdom - South Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Broadstairs

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Broadstairs:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ramsgate	2 mi
Second closest break	Joss Bay	2 mi
Third closest break	Ramsgate (The Wall)	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Folkestone Wear Bay	21 mi
Fifth closest break	Folkestone	22 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Broadstairs:
Closest wave buoy	Sandettie Buoy	24 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	91 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Anglia 1 Buoy	117 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 3 Buoy	134 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 2 Buoy	142 mi
Tide stations nearest to Broadstairs:
Closest tide station	Dover, England	17 mi
Second closest tide station	Dover, England	17 mi
Third closest tide station	Sheerness, England	31 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Sheerness, England	31 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Felixstowe, England	42 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Broadstairs:
Closest ski area	Hellenthal-Skiarena Weisser Stein (Germany)	224 mi
Second closest ski area	Thalfang-Erbeskopf (Germany)	272 mi
Third closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	273 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Castleside (United Kingdom)	277 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	279 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Broadstairs:
Closest city location	Broadstairs (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Ramsgate (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Manston (United Kingdom)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Margate (United Kingdom)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Westgate on Sea (United Kingdom)	5 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Broadstairs is Manston Airport (MSE) in England, 7 km (4 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Broadstairs is Calais Dunkerque Airport (CQF) in France, 56 km (35 miles) away.
• Third is Southend Airport (SEN) in England, 57 km (35 miles) away.
• Lydd Airport (LYX) in U.k. is 57 km (35 miles) away.
• Le Touquet Paris Plage Airport (LTQ) in France is the fifth nearest airport to Broadstairs and is 94 km (58 miles) away.