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Palmer Cove on the East Coast is a quite exposed river break that has inconsistent surf. Winter and spring are the optimum times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the south. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the north northeast. The river breaks offers right-handers. Best around low tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Palmer Cove 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 Palmer Cove:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Banff	1 mi
Second closest break	Sunnyside Bay	1 mi
Third closest break	Boyndie Bay	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Sandend Bay	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Pennan	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Palmer Cove:
Closest wave buoy	North Sea 2 Buoy	117 mi
Second closest wave buoy	North Sea 3 Buoy	117 mi
Third closest wave buoy	North Sea 1 Buoy	156 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	North Sea 4 Buoy	193 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	K7 Buoy	221 mi
Tide stations nearest to Palmer Cove:
Closest tide station	Aberdeen, Scotland	40 mi
Second closest tide station	Aberdeen, Scotland	40 mi
Third closest tide station	Moray Firth (sheet pile wall), Scotland	55 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Moray Firth (sheet pile wall), Scotland - READ flat	55 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Wick, Scotland	57 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Palmer Cove:
Closest ski area	The Lecht (United Kingdom)	42 mi
Second closest ski area	Cairngorm (United Kingdom)	57 mi
Third closest ski area	Glenshee (United Kingdom)	69 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	109 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	113 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Palmer Cove:
Closest city location	Banff (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Macduff (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Third closest city location	Whitehills (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Portsoy (United Kingdom)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Aberchirder (United Kingdom)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Palmer Cove is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO) in U.k, 50 km (31 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Palmer Cove is Dyce (Aberdeen) Airport (ABZ), also in U.k, 55 km (34 miles) away.
• Third is Inverness Airport (INV) in U.k, 93 km (58 miles) away.
• Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k. is 94 km (58 miles) away.
• Dundee Airport (DND) in U.k is the fifth nearest airport to Palmer Cove and is 139 km (86 miles) away.