Spey Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – East Coast, UK)

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Spey Bay Surf Guide

Spey Bay on the East Coast is a fairly exposed beach break that has very consistent surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Offshore winds are from the south. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the north northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Water quality is rather poor here.

Spey Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	very consistent	9.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Spey Bay:

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

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16 Day Forecast

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Spey 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 3% of the time in January while 11% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 86% 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

11%

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

too small

86%

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

Explore Spey Bay Location Map

Interactive Spey 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 Spey Bay is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO) in U.k, 15 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Spey Bay is Inverness Airport (INV), also in U.k, 59 km (37 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.

Spey Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 20:06 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05			Wed
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period (s)	5	5	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	glass

Tides at Spey Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Buckie, 8 km from Spey Bay.

Next High Water: 02:52am | 2.86m

Next Low Water: 08:33pm | 0.87m

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

The water temperature (9.7 °C) at Spey Bay is very cold today and the windchill (4.0 °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.