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5:35 pm 16 Feb 2011

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Scratby ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Scratby Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-Kingdom – East Anglia)

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Surf Break: Scratby

Name: Scratby
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: N Offshore Wind: W

Scratby in East Anglia is a quite exposed beach break that only works when conditions are just right. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the west. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the best wave direction is from the north. Waves at the beach break both left and right. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water.

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Overall Scratby 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 Scratby:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Caister-on-Sea 3 mi
Second closest break Great Yarmouth 6 mi
Third closest break Gorleston on Sea 7 mi
Fourth closest break Happisburgh 9 mi
Fifth closest break Walcott 11 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Scratby:

Closest wave buoy East Anglia 1 Buoy 28 mi
Second closest wave buoy East Anglia 2 Buoy 51 mi
Third closest wave buoy East Anglia 3 Buoy 54 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Sandettie Buoy 108 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 173 mi

Tide stations nearest to Scratby:

Closest tide station Lowestoft, England 12 mi
Second closest tide station Lowestoft, England 14 mi
Third closest tide station Cromer, England 25 mi
Fourth closest tide station Cromer, England 25 mi
Fifth closest tide station Felixstowe, England 52 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Scratby:

Closest ski area Castleside (United Kingdom) 210 mi
Second closest ski area Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom) 211 mi
Third closest ski area Harwood Common (United Kingdom) 217 mi
Fourth closest ski area Allenheads (United Kingdom) 219 mi
Fifth closest ski area Yad Moss (United Kingdom) 220 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Scratby:

Closest city location Caister-on-Sea (United Kingdom) 1 mi
Second closest city location Ormesby Saint Margaret (United Kingdom) 1 mi
Third closest city location Great Yarmouth (United Kingdom) 2 mi
Fourth closest city location Hemsby (United Kingdom) 2 mi
Fifth closest city location Martham (United Kingdom) 5 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Scratby is Coltishall Airport (CLF) in England, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Scratby is Norwich Airport (NWI), also in England, 30 km (19 miles) away.
  • Third is Honington Airport (BEQ) in England, 74 km (46 miles) away.
  • Marham Airport (KNF) in U.k. is 80 km (50 miles) away.
  • Mildenhall Airport (MHZ) in England is the fifth nearest airport to Scratby and is 91 km (57 miles) away.
Scratby break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Scratby, United-Kingdom - East Anglia. Use the tab navigation above to view Scratby sea temperature, Scratby photographs, Scratby detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Scratby webcams, current wind from United-Kingdom - East Anglia live weather stations and Scratby 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 Scratby.