Cullen Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Scotland – East Coast, UK)
Photo credit: lorna may
Surf Break: Cullen
| Name: | Cullen |
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| Type: | beach |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: NNE | Offshore Wind: S |
Cullen on the East Coast is a quite exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the south. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the north northeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.
Overall Cullen 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.
The graph shows the variation of swells directed at Cullen over a normal year and is ba... (show all text)
The rose diagram illustrates how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from differ... (show all text)
Also see Cullen surf quality by season and Cullen surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Scotland - East Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Cullen
Visitor Reviews of Cullen |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cullen:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Sandend Bay | 3 mi |
| Second closest break | Boyndie Bay | 10 mi |
| Third closest break | Spey Bay | 11 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Sunnyside Bay | 11 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Banff | 11 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Cullen: |
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| Closest wave buoy | North Sea 2 Buoy | 129 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | North Sea 3 Buoy | 129 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | North Sea 1 Buoy | 168 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | North Sea 4 Buoy | 200 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | K7 Buoy | 216 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Cullen: |
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| Closest tide station | Moray Firth (sheet pile wall), Scotland | 44 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Moray Firth (sheet pile wall), Scotland - READ flat | 44 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Aberdeen, Scotland | 47 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Aberdeen, Scotland | 47 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Wick, Scotland | 52 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Cullen: |
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| Closest ski area | The Lecht (United Kingdom) | 38 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Cairngorm (United Kingdom) | 50 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Glenshee (United Kingdom) | 65 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Nevis Range (United Kingdom) | 100 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom) | 105 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Cullen: |
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| Closest city location | Cullen (United Kingdom) | 1 mi |
| Second closest city location | Portknockie (United Kingdom) | 1 mi |
| Third closest city location | Findochty (United Kingdom) | 3 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Buckie (United Kingdom) | 6 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Portsoy (United Kingdom) | 6 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Cullen is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO) in U.k, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Cullen is Dyce (Aberdeen) Airport (ABZ), also in U.k, 66 km (41 miles) away.
- Third is Inverness Airport (INV) in U.k, 75 km (47 miles) away.
- Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k. is 86 km (53 miles) away.
- Dundee Airport (DND) in U.k is the fifth nearest airport to Cullen and is 139 km (86 miles) away.
