Lunan Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – East Coast, UK)

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Lunan Bay Surf Guide

Lunan Bay on the East Coast is a sheltered beach and point break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Offshore winds blow from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right and there is also a left hand point break. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rips and rocks.

Lunan Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach and point	3.1
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	7.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Lunan Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Lunan Bay occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Surf Forecasts:

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Lunan Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 1% of the time in January while 7% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 92% 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

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

too small

92%

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

Explore Lunan Bay Location Map

Interactive Lunan 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 Lunan Bay is Dundee Airport (DND) in U.k, 39 km (24 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Lunan Bay is Leuchars Airport (ADX), also in U.k, 39 km (24 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.

Lunan Bay Surf Forecasts:

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7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 20 January 2021, 20:22 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 21
ft, °F	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period (s)	8	8	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off

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Tides at Lunan Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Montrose, 7.0 km from Lunan Bay.

Next High Water: 07:44am | 3.28m

Next Low Water: 01:26am | 1.17m

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

The water temperature (7.0 °C) at Lunan Bay is very cold today and the windchill (1.0 °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.