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:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	8.5°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.

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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

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 06:09 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	N	N	N	N
Period (s)	10	10	10	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off

Tides at St Combs

Current tide and informaton

For Fraserburgh, 7 km from St Combs.

Next High Water: 03:46pm | 2.68m

Next Low Water: 09:25am | 0.68m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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St Combs Sea Temperature

Very cold water temperature (8.5 °C) at St Combs. Despite the sunshine, even with a thick winter wetsuit, neoprene hood, gloves and boots it will be difficult to stay comfortable in the sea for long today.

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