Kyle of Tongue Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Kyle of Tongue on the North Coast is a sheltered beach break. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the southwest with some shelter here from north winds. Surfable in an onshore breeze Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. A remote wave spot that never gets crowded.

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Overall Kyle of Tongue 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 Kyle of Tongue surf quality by season and Kyle of Tongue surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Kyle of Tongue:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Torrisdale Bay	6 mi
Second closest break	Farr Bay	7 mi
Third closest break	Sango Bay	12 mi
Fourth closest break	Sango Sands	12 mi
Fifth closest break	Armadale Bay	12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Kyle of Tongue:
Closest wave buoy	K7 Buoy	150 mi
Second closest wave buoy	North Sea 2 Buoy	203 mi
Third closest wave buoy	North Sea 3 Buoy	203 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	North Sea 4 Buoy	222 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	North Sea 1 Buoy	233 mi
Tide stations nearest to Kyle of Tongue:
Closest tide station	Kinlochbervie, Scotland	24 mi
Second closest tide station	Kinlochbervie, Scotland - READ flaterco.com/pol.htm	24 mi
Third closest tide station	Wick, Scotland	48 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Wick, Scotland	48 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Ullapool, Scotland	51 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Kyle of Tongue:
Closest ski area	Cairngorm (United Kingdom)	100 mi
Second closest ski area	The Lecht (United Kingdom)	101 mi
Third closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	118 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Glenshee (United Kingdom)	124 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	132 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Kyle of Tongue:
Closest city location	Scrabster (United Kingdom)	32 mi
Second closest city location	Thurso (United Kingdom)	34 mi
Third closest city location	Brora (United Kingdom)	40 mi
Fourth closest city location	Golspie (United Kingdom)	42 mi
Fifth closest city location	Dornoch (United Kingdom)	48 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Kyle of Tongue is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 77 km (48 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Kyle of Tongue is Kirkwall Airport (KOI) in Scotland, 100 km (62 miles) away.
• Third is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO) in U.k, 111 km (69 miles) away.
• Inverness Airport (INV) in U.k is 112 km (70 miles) away.
• Stornoway Airport (SYY) in U.k. is the fifth nearest airport to Kyle of Tongue and is 117 km (73 miles) away.