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5:20 pm 2 Mar 2012

Lining up the surf boards, Cullen

4:05 am 23 Jun 2010


Cullen ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Cullen Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – East Coast, UK)

Lining up the surf boards, Cullen photo

Photo credit: lorna may
Surf Break: Cullen

Name: Cullen
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.

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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.

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Cullen Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cullen:

  (click location name for more details)
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:

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:

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

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Cullen:

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

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Cullen:

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.
Cullen break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Cullen, Scotland - East Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Cullen sea temperature, Cullen photographs, Cullen detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Cullen webcams, current wind from Scotland - East Coast live weather stations and Cullen 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 Cullen.