St Combs Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Scotland – East Coast, UK)
| Name: | St Combs |
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| Type: | beach and reef |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: N | Offshore Wind: SW |
St Combs on the East Coast is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter and spring are the optimum times of year to visit. Works best in offshore winds from the southwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the north. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves together with both left and right hand reef breaks offshore.. Best around mid tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Take care of rocks in the line up.
Overall St Combs 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 St Combs surf quality by season and St Combs surf quality by month.
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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to St Combs:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Fraserburgh | 3 mi |
| Second closest break | West Point | 4 mi |
| Third closest break | Phingask | 5 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Sandhaven | 6 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Wisemans | 6 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to St Combs: |
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| Closest wave buoy | North Sea 2 Buoy | 95 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | North Sea 3 Buoy | 95 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | North Sea 1 Buoy | 134 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | North Sea 4 Buoy | 177 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | K7 Buoy | 229 mi |
Tide stations nearest to St Combs: |
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| Closest tide station | Aberdeen, Scotland | 36 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Aberdeen, Scotland | 36 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Wick, Scotland | 69 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Wick, Scotland | 69 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Moray Firth (sheet pile wall), Scotland | 77 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to St Combs: |
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| Closest ski area | The Lecht (United Kingdom) | 59 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Cairngorm (United Kingdom) | 75 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Glenshee (United Kingdom) | 83 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Nevis Range (United Kingdom) | 129 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom) | 131 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to St Combs: |
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| Closest city location | Fraserburgh (United Kingdom) | 4 mi |
| Second closest city location | Rosehearty (United Kingdom) | 8 mi |
| Third closest city location | Mintlaw (United Kingdom) | 11 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Peterhead (United Kingdom) | 12 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Boddam (United Kingdom) | 14 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to St Combs is Dyce (Aberdeen) Airport (ABZ) in U.k, 54 km (34 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to St Combs is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO), also in U.k, 85 km (53 miles) away.
- Third is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 113 km (70 miles) away.
- Inverness Airport (INV) in U.k is 128 km (80 miles) away.
- Dundee Airport (DND), also in U.k is the fifth nearest airport to St Combs and is 151 km (94 miles) away.
