Snab Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North East England, UK)

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Snab Point Surf Guide

SnabPoint in North East England is a reasonably exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Offshore winds are from the west. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. Both left and right reef breaks. Hazards include pollution/rips.

Snab Point Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	9.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Snab Point:

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

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Snab Point 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 11% of the time in January while 16% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 73% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

11%

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

blown out

16%

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

too small

73%

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

Explore Snab Point Location Map

Interactive Snab Point 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 SnabPoint is Newcastle Airport (NCL) in England, 24 km (15 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to SnabPoint is Teesside Airport (MME), also in England, 81 km (50 miles) away.

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Snab Point Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 23:05 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period (s)	6	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off

Tides at Snab Point

Current tide and informaton

For Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, 6 km from Snab Point.

Next High Water: 05:47am | 3.95m

Next Low Water: 11:43pm | 0.84m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Snab Point Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.8 °C) at Snab Point is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need to wear a good steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Relatively mild air temperatures and a windchill factor of (14.0 °C).

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