Strathy Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Scotland – North Coast, UK)
Strathy Bay Surf Guide
Strathy Bay on the North Coast is an exposed river break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the southwest with some shelter here from west winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. Waves at the river are both lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.
Strathy Bay Spot Info
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 7.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Strathy Bay:
The best conditions reported for surf at Strathy Bay occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.
What's the best time of year to surf Strathy Bay (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Strathy Bay Location Map
Interactive Strathy 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 Strathy Bay is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 54 km (34 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Strathy Bay is Kirkwall Airport (KOI) in Scotland, 77 km (48 miles) away.
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Period (s) | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
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Wind State | cross | cross- on |
cross- on |
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Tides at Strathy Bay
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Swell History at Strathy Bay
Surf stats for Strathy Bay, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Strathy Bay
Wind stats for Strathy Bay, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:
Discover surf breaks near Strathy Bay. Click below to view there surf guides.
Wave Buoys Nearest To Strathy Bay:
- Closest Wave BuoyEMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site37 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyMoray Firth WaveNet Site48 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyK7 Buoy132 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyClaymore Buoy134 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyClair156 mi