Armadale Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Scotland – North Coast, UK)
Armadale Bay Surf Guide
Armadale Bay on the North Coast is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the south. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around high tide. It very rarely gets crowded here.
Armadale Bay Spot Info
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 7.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Armadale Bay:
The best conditions reported for surf at Armadale Bay occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.
What's the best time of year to surf Armadale Bay (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Armadale Bay Location Map
Interactive Armadale Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Armadale Bay is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 58 km (36 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Armadale Bay is Kirkwall Airport (KOI) in Scotland, 81 km (50 miles) away.
Tuesday, 2 March 2021, 02:49 Local Time
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Wave (m) |
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Period (s) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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Wind State | cross- off |
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Tides at Armadale Bay
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Swell History at Armadale Bay
Surf stats for Armadale Bay, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Armadale Bay
Wind stats for Armadale Bay, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:
Discover surf breaks near Armadale Bay. Click below to view there surf guides.
Wave Buoys Nearest To Armadale Bay:
- Closest Wave BuoyEMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site39 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyMoray Firth WaveNet Site49 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyK7 Buoy134 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyClaymore Buoy137 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyClair158 mi