The Pole Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Scotland – North Coast, UK)
| Name: | The Pole |
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| Type: | reef |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: NW | Offshore Wind: SSW |
The Pole on the North Coast is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the south southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. There is no beach break and a left hand reef break too.. Best around mid tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for rocks.
Overall The Pole 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 Pole surf quality by season and The Pole surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Scotland - North Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of The Pole
Visitor Reviews of The Pole |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Pole:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Nothing Left | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Silos | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | Murkle Point | 1 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Dunnet Bay | 2 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Point of Ness | 2 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to The Pole: |
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| Closest wave buoy | K7 Buoy | 150 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 | 186 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | North Sea 1 Buoy | 200 mi |
Tide stations nearest to The Pole: |
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| Closest tide station | Wick, Scotland | 16 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Wick, Scotland | 16 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Kinlochbervie, Scotland | 60 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Kinlochbervie, Scotland - READ flaterco.com/pol.htm | 60 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Moray Firth (sheet pile wall), Scotland | 73 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to The Pole: |
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| Closest ski area | The Lecht (United Kingdom) | 98 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Cairngorm (United Kingdom) | 102 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Glenshee (United Kingdom) | 124 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Nevis Range (United Kingdom) | 135 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom) | 146 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to The Pole: |
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| Closest city location | Thurso (United Kingdom) | 3 mi |
| Second closest city location | Scrabster (United Kingdom) | 4 mi |
| Third closest city location | Wick (United Kingdom) | 16 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Stromness (United Kingdom) | 25 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Kirkwall (United Kingdom) | 30 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to The Pole is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 24 km (15 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to The Pole is Kirkwall Airport (KOI) in Scotland, 49 km (30 miles) away.
- Third is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO) in U.k, 100 km (62 miles) away.
- Inverness Airport (INV) in U.k is 124 km (77 miles) away.
- Dyce (Aberdeen) Airport (ABZ), also in U.k is the fifth nearest airport to The Pole and is 171 km (106 miles) away.
