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Ideal conditions for surfing at Mawgan Porth, Cornwall

10:43 am 1 Aug 2011

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3:10 pm 30 Sep 2010


Grishipoll Bay ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Grishipoll Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – Coll, UK)

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Name: Grishipoll Bay
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: SE

Grishipoll Bay in Coll is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the southeast with some shelter here from northeast winds. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest.. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days.

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Overall Grishipoll 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 Grishipoll Bay:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Cliad Bay 1 mi
Second closest break Hogh Bay 3 mi
Third closest break Loch Breachacha 5 mi
Fourth closest break Feall Bay 6 mi
Fifth closest break Crossapoll Bay 6 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Grishipoll Bay:

Closest wave buoy M4 Donegal Bay Buoy 176 mi
Second closest wave buoy M2 Lambay Buoy 225 mi
Third closest wave buoy Liverpool Buoy 232 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy K5 Buoy 245 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy K4 Buoy 270 mi

Tide stations nearest to Grishipoll Bay:

Closest tide station Tobermory, Island of Mull, Scotland 19 mi
Second closest tide station Tobermory, Island of Mull, Scotland - READ flaterco 19 mi
Third closest tide station Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland 73 mi
Fourth closest tide station Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland - READ flaterco 73 mi
Fifth closest tide station Millport, Scotland 89 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Grishipoll Bay:

Closest ski area Nevis Range (United Kingdom) 61 mi
Second closest ski area Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom) 67 mi
Third closest ski area Cairngorm (United Kingdom) 114 mi
Fourth closest ski area Glenshee (United Kingdom) 119 mi
Fifth closest ski area The Lecht (United Kingdom) 131 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Grishipoll Bay:

Closest city location Tiree (United Kingdom) 16 mi
Second closest city location Lochaline (United Kingdom) 30 mi
Third closest city location Mallaig (United Kingdom) 37 mi
Fourth closest city location Oban (United Kingdom) 45 mi
Fifth closest city location Portree (United Kingdom) 53 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Grishipoll Bay is Tiree Airport (TRE) in U.k., 25 km (16 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Grishipoll Bay is Benbecula Airport (BEB) in U.k, 104 km (65 miles) away.
  • Third is Islay Airport (ILY) in U.k, 110 km (68 miles) away.
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) in U.k is 158 km (98 miles) away.
  • Stornoway Airport (SYY) in U.k. is the fifth nearest airport to Grishipoll Bay and is 174 km (108 miles) away.
Grishipoll Bay break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Grishipoll Bay, Scotland - Coll. Use the tab navigation above to view Grishipoll Bay sea temperature, Grishipoll Bay photographs, Grishipoll Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Grishipoll Bay webcams, current wind from Scotland - Coll live weather stations and Grishipoll 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 Grishipoll Bay.