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The Harbour on the East Coast is an exposed beach/groynes break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter and spring are the favoured times of year to visit. Works best in offshore winds from the southwest. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the best wave direction is from the southeast.. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Beware of groynes, rips,ships.

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Overall The Harbour 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 The Harbour surf quality by season and The Harbour surf quality by month.

Select The Harbour Location Map Detail:

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Use this relief map to navigate to Scotland - East Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of The Harbour

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Harbour:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Nigg Bay	1 mi
Second closest break	Aberdeen	2 mi
Third closest break	Balmedie	10 mi
Fourth closest break	Newburgh	11 mi
Fifth closest break	Stonehaven	14 mi
Wave buoys nearest to The Harbour:
Closest wave buoy	North Sea 2 Buoy	96 mi
Second closest wave buoy	North Sea 3 Buoy	96 mi
Third closest wave buoy	North Sea 1 Buoy	144 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	North Sea 4 Buoy	208 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Liverpool Buoy	238 mi
Tide stations nearest to The Harbour:
Closest tide station	Aberdeen, Scotland	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Aberdeen, Scotland	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Moray Firth (sheet pile wall), Scotland	78 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Moray Firth (sheet pile wall), Scotland - READ flat	78 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Leith, Scotland	91 mi
Ski Resorts closest to The Harbour:
Closest ski area	The Lecht (United Kingdom)	45 mi
Second closest ski area	Glenshee (United Kingdom)	58 mi
Third closest ski area	Cairngorm (United Kingdom)	60 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	111 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	112 mi
Town and city forecasts close to The Harbour:
Closest city location	Aberdeen (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Charlestown (United Kingdom)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Dyce (United Kingdom)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Portlethen (United Kingdom)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Balmedie (United Kingdom)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to The Harbour is Dyce (Aberdeen) Airport (ABZ) in U.k, 11 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to The Harbour is Dundee Airport (DND), also in U.k, 97 km (60 miles) away.
• Third is Leuchars Airport (ADX) in U.k, 99 km (61 miles) away.
• Lossiemouth Airport (LMO) in U.k is 99 km (61 miles) away.
• Inverness Airport (INV), also in U.k is the fifth nearest airport to The Harbour and is 128 km (80 miles) away.