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:
Beach	3.5
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	6.6°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.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 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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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Cullen Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 11 April 2021, 08:23 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 11
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	NNE	N	N	N
Period (s)	12	12	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	on	on

What does Cullen look like?

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Tides at Cullen

Current tide and informaton

For Sandend Bay, 9.0 km from Cullen.

Next High Water: 12:28pm | 3.31m

Next Low Water: 06:45pm | 0.22m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Cullen Sea Temperature

Very cold water temperature (6.6 °C) at Cullen accompanied by sub-zero wind chill temperatures (-2.0 °C). Wearing a thick winter wetsuit, neoprene hood, gloves and boots will be little defence against the cold, making it difficult to stay in the sea for very long. Feeling bitterly cold and cloudy.

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

Current Temp*: 6.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Cullen

Surf stats for Cullen, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Cullen

Wind stats for Cullen, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

Average Wind

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Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:

Discover surf breaks near Cullen. Click below to view there surf guides.

Sandend Bay
- Beach and point
- 3.0
Reliability: fairly consistent
5km away
Boyndie Bay
- Beach and reef
- 3.5
Reliability: fairly consistent
16km away
Spey Bay
- Beach
- 3.2
Reliability: very consistent
17km away
Sunnyside Bay
- Reef
- 3.5
Reliability: fairly consistent
17km away
Banff
- Beach and point
- 3.2
Reliability: inconsistent
18km away

Wave Buoys Nearest To Cullen:

Closest Wave BuoyMoray Firth WaveNet Site26 mi
Second closest Wave BuoyEMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site93 mi
Third closest Wave BuoyClaymore Buoy104 mi
Fourth closest Wave BuoyFirth of Forth WaveNet Site105 mi
Fifth closest Wave BuoyTorness Power Station Waverider119 mi

We hope you find the new 12-day forecasts and additional details useful.

Kudos to everyone who helped us debug this over the past 3 months.

Be sure to click on the Advanced Surf option to see extra details about the sea-state. Look out for crossing swells and short period local wind swells and chop that will often spoil a groundswell even if the wind is perfect. As yet there is no allowance for this in the swell rating. This is something we are working on.

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