Filey Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North East England, UK)

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Filey Bay Surf Guide

Filey Bay in North East England is a fairly exposed beach break that has unreliable waves. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Ideal winds are from the northwest. The ideal swell direction from the north northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around mid tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Filey Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	9.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Filey Bay:

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

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

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Filey Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 12% of the time in December while 9% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 79% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

12%

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

blown out

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

too small

79%

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

Explore Filey Bay Location Map

Interactive Filey 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 Filey Bay is Humberside Airport (HUY) in England, 69 km (43 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Filey Bay is Teesside Airport (MME), also in England, 82 km (51 miles) away.

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Filey Bay Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 01:31 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	N	NNE	N	NNE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Filey Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Filey, 2 km from Filey Bay.

Next High Water: 06:46am | 4.1m

Next Low Water: 01:10pm | 0.68m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Filey Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.6 °C) at Filey Bay is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (7.0 °C).

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