St Combs Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – East Coast, UK)

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St Combs Surf Guide

St Combs on the East Coast is an exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter and spring are the optimum times of year to visit. Works best in offshore winds from the southwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the north. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves together with both left and right hand reef breaks offshore.. Best around mid tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Take care of rocks in the line up.

St Combs Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach and reef	3.3
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	14.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing St Combs:

The best conditions reported for surf at St Combs occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

Surf Forecasts:

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12 Day Forecast

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

marchBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing St Combs with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 21% of the time in March while 25% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 54% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

21%

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

blown out

25%

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

too small

54%

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

Explore St Combs Location Map

Interactive St Combs 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 St Combs is Dyce (Aberdeen) Airport (ABZ) in U.k, 54 km (34 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to St Combs is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO), also in U.k, 85 km (53 miles) away.

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St Combs Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 14 August 2022, 10:16 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 14
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	N	N	N	N
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off

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Tides at St Combs

Current tide and informaton

For Fraserburgh, 7 km from St Combs.

Next High Water: 02:44pm | 3.37m

Next Low Water: 08:38pm | 0.35m

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St Combs Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.5 °C) at St Combs is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (19.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 14.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite