Hartley Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Hartley Reef in North East England is a fairly exposed reef break that only works when conditions are just right. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Ideal winds are from the west. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north northeast.. Best around high tide. Watch out for rocks and pollution.

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Overall Hartley Reef 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 Hartley Reef:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Seaton Sluice	1 mi
Second closest break	Whitley Bay	1 mi
Third closest break	Tynemouth Longsands	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Longsands Bay	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Black Middens	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Hartley Reef:
Closest wave buoy	Liverpool Buoy	120 mi
Second closest wave buoy	North Sea 2 Buoy	166 mi
Third closest wave buoy	North Sea 3 Buoy	166 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 2 Buoy	172 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	195 mi
Tide stations nearest to Hartley Reef:
Closest tide station	Northshields, England	4 mi
Second closest tide station	Northshields, England	4 mi
Third closest tide station	Whitby, England	52 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Whitby, England	52 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Workington, England	89 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Hartley Reef:
Closest ski area	Castleside (United Kingdom)	23 mi
Second closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	35 mi
Third closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	38 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	40 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	42 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Hartley Reef:
Closest city location	Whitley Bay (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Seaton Delaval (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Backworth (United Kingdom)	3 mi
Fourth closest city location	Shiremoor (United Kingdom)	3 mi
Fifth closest city location	Seghill (United Kingdom)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Hartley Reef is Newcastle Airport (NCL) in England, 15 km (9 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Hartley Reef is Teesside Airport (MME), also in England, 62 km (39 miles) away.
• Third is Carlisle Airport (CAX) in England, 88 km (55 miles) away.
• Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) in England is 134 km (83 miles) away.
• Walney Island (Barrow Island) Airport (BWF), also in England is the fifth nearest airport to Hartley Reef and is 156 km (97 miles) away.