Point of Ness Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Point of Ness on the North Coast is an exposed point/pier break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east with some shelter here from north winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the west northwest. Best around high tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Point of Ness 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 Point of Ness surf quality by season and Point of Ness surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Point of Ness:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Dunnet Bay	2 mi
Second closest break	Silos	2 mi
Third closest break	The Pole	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Ham	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Murkle Point	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Point of Ness:
Closest wave buoy	K7 Buoy	149 mi
Second closest wave buoy	North Sea 2 Buoy	173 mi
Third closest wave buoy	North Sea 3 Buoy	173 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	North Sea 4 Buoy	184 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	North Sea 1 Buoy	199 mi
Tide stations nearest to Point of Ness:
Closest tide station	Wick, Scotland	16 mi
Second closest tide station	Wick, Scotland	16 mi
Third closest tide station	Kinlochbervie, Scotland	62 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Kinlochbervie, Scotland - READ flaterco.com/pol.htm	62 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Moray Firth (sheet pile wall), Scotland	75 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Point of Ness:
Closest ski area	The Lecht (United Kingdom)	99 mi
Second closest ski area	Cairngorm (United Kingdom)	104 mi
Third closest ski area	Glenshee (United Kingdom)	125 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	137 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	148 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Point of Ness:
Closest city location	Thurso (United Kingdom)	5 mi
Second closest city location	Scrabster (United Kingdom)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Wick (United Kingdom)	17 mi
Fourth closest city location	Stromness (United Kingdom)	24 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kirkwall (United Kingdom)	29 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Point of Ness is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 25 km (16 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Point of Ness is Kirkwall Airport (KOI) in Scotland, 46 km (29 miles) away.
• Third is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO) in U.k, 102 km (63 miles) away.
• Inverness Airport (INV) in U.k is 127 km (79 miles) away.
• Dyce (Aberdeen) Airport (ABZ), also in U.k is the fifth nearest airport to Point of Ness and is 173 km (107 miles) away.