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Wansbeck Estuary in North East England is a reasonably exposed beach break that has unreliable waves. Winter and spring are the optimum times of year to visit. Offshore winds blow from the west. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the north northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include pollution/rips.

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Overall Wansbeck Estuary 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 Wansbeck Estuary surf quality by season and Wansbeck Estuary surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to United-Kingdom - North East England surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Wansbeck Estuary

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Wansbeck Estuary:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Horse Head Reef	1 mi
Second closest break	Church Point-Newbiggin	2 mi
Third closest break	Blyth Beach	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Blyth Beach	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Lynemouth Beach	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Wansbeck Estuary:
Closest wave buoy	Liverpool Buoy	124 mi
Second closest wave buoy	North Sea 2 Buoy	161 mi
Third closest wave buoy	North Sea 3 Buoy	161 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 2 Buoy	178 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	196 mi
Tide stations nearest to Wansbeck Estuary:
Closest tide station	Northshields, England	11 mi
Second closest tide station	Northshields, England	11 mi
Third closest tide station	Whitby, England	59 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Whitby, England	59 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Leith, Scotland	86 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Wansbeck Estuary:
Closest ski area	Castleside (United Kingdom)	27 mi
Second closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	37 mi
Third closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	41 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	43 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	45 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Wansbeck Estuary:
Closest city location	Newbiggin-by-the-Sea (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Blyth (United Kingdom)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Bedlington (United Kingdom)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Lynemouth (United Kingdom)	4 mi
Fifth closest city location	Pegswood (United Kingdom)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Wansbeck Estuary is Newcastle Airport (NCL) in England, 18 km (11 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Wansbeck Estuary is Teesside Airport (MME), also in England, 73 km (45 miles) away.
• Third is Carlisle Airport (CAX) in England, 86 km (53 miles) away.
• Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) in England is 145 km (90 miles) away.
• Edinburgh Airport (EDI) in U.k is the fifth nearest airport to Wansbeck Estuary and is 146 km (91 miles) away.