Nigg Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Scotland – East Coast, UK)
Nigg Bay Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell SE | Wind W
Sea Temperature Today is: 7.1 °C
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| Wave (m) |
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| Period (s) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- off |
cross- on |
cross- on |
cross- on |
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Nigg Bay on the East Coast is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Offshore winds are from the west. Most of the surf comes fis in the form of windswells and the ideal wave direction is from the southeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Water quality is rather poor here.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Aberdeen, Scotland, 2 km from Nigg Bay.
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Nigg Bay Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Aberdeen-Dyce Airport, 12 km from Nigg Bay.
calm km/h | Air temperature 1.2 °C |
Buoy Data:
At Firth of Forth WaveNet Site, 68 miles from Nigg Bay.
| 10PM | 11PM | 12AM | 1AM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
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| Average period (s) | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
Overall Nigg Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in February
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Scot - East Coast surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Nigg Bay
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Nigg Bay:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break3 mi
- Third closest break11 mi
- Fourth closest break12 mi
- Fifth closest break13 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Nigg Bay:
- Closest wave buoy68 mi
- Second closest wave buoy75 mi
- Third closest wave buoy81 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy96 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy96 mi
Tide stations nearest to Nigg Bay:
- Closest tide stationAberdeen1 mi
- Second closest tide stationPortlethen6 mi
- Third closest tide stationStonehaven13 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationPeterhead28 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationMontrose34 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Nigg Bay is Dyce (Aberdeen) Airport (ABZ) in U.k, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Nigg Bay is Dundee Airport (DND), also in U.k, 96 km (60 miles) away.
- Third is Leuchars Airport (ADX) in U.k, 98 km (61 miles) away.
- Lossiemouth Airport (LMO) in U.k is 100 km (62 miles) away.
- Inverness Airport (INV), also in U.k is the fifth nearest airport to Nigg Bay and is 128 km (80 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Nigg Bay, Scot - East Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Nigg Bay sea temperature, Nigg Bay photographs, Nigg Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Nigg Bay webcams, current wind from Scot - East Coast live weather stations and Nigg 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 Nigg Bay.
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