Cullen Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – East Coast, UK)

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Cullen Surf Guide

Cullen on the East Coast is a quite exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the south. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the north northeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Dangerous rips are a hazard of surfing here.

Cullen Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	9.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cullen:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cullen occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Cullen (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Cullen with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 2% of the time in March while 10% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 88% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

10%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

88%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cullen Location Map

Interactive Cullen 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 Cullen is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO) in U.k, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Cullen is Dyce (Aberdeen) Airport (ABZ), also in U.k, 66 km (41 miles) away.

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Cullen Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 06:05 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period (s)	5	5	5	5
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	on	on

What does Cullen look like?

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Credit: Gary mckenzie Credit: lorna may

Tides at Cullen

Current tide and informaton

For Sandend Bay, 5 km from Cullen.

Next High Water: 02:53pm | 2.88m

Next Low Water: 08:32am | 0.57m

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Cullen Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.5 °C) at Cullen is very cold today and the windchill (3.0 °C) will make the air temperature seem even colder. You'll need a thick hooded winter wetsuit as well as neoprene gloves and neoprene boots and the cloudiness won't make it feel any warmer.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.