Armadale Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Scotland – North Coast, UK)
Armadale Bay Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell NW | Wind S
Sea Temperature Today is: 12.7 °C
| Fri | Saturday 19 | |||
| 10PM | 1AM | 4AM | 7AM | |
| Wave (m) |
 W |
 N |
 N |
 N |
| Period (s) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
cross- on |
cross- on |
on |
View detailed 48hrs and full 7 days forecasts
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.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
At Armadale Bay (0 km).
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
|---|---|---|
| high tide | ||
| low tide |
Armadale Bay Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Altnaharra, 37 km from Armadale Bay.
light winds from the N km/h |  Rain and snow or hail | Air temperature 9.3 °C |
Current weather near Armadale Bay
Buoy Data:
At EMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site, 39 miles from Armadale Bay.
| 6PM | 7PM | 8PM | 9PM | |
| Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
| Wave height (m) |
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| Dominant period (s) | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 10.5 |
Overall Armadale Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Wind stats for Armadale Bay: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
the gallery
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Use this relief map to navigate to Scot - North Coast surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Armadale Bay
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Armadale Bay:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break3 mi
- Second closest break6 mi
- Third closest break6 mi
- Fourth closest break7 mi
- Fifth closest break11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Armadale Bay:
- Closest wave buoy39 mi
- Second closest wave buoy49 mi
- Third closest wave buoy134 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy158 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy166 mi
Tide stations nearest to Armadale Bay:
- Closest tide station19 mi
- Second closest tide station36 mi
- Third closest tide station37 mi
- Fourth closest tide station50 mi
- Fifth closest tide station60 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Armadale Bay:
- Closest ski area99 mi
- Second closest ski area99 mi
- Third closest ski area122 mi
- Fourth closest ski area122 mi
- Fifth closest ski area136 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Armadale Bay:
- Closest city location76 mi
- Second closest city location121 mi
- Third closest city location150 mi
- Fourth closest city location151 mi
- Fifth closest city location166 mi
Airports
- 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.
- Third is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO) in U.k, 104 km (65 miles) away.
- Inverness Airport (INV) in U.k is 113 km (70 miles) away.
- Stornoway Airport (SYY) in U.k. is the fifth nearest airport to Armadale Bay and is 137 km (85 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Armadale Bay, Scot - North Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Armadale Bay sea temperature, Armadale Bay photographs, Armadale Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Armadale Bay webcams, current wind from Scot - North Coast live weather stations and Armadale Bay tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Armadale Bay.
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