The Pole Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Scotland – North Coast, UK)
The Pole Surf Guide
The Pole on the North Coast is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the south southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. There is no beach break and a left hand reef break too.. Best around mid tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for rocks.
The Pole Spot Info
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 6.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing The Pole:
The best conditions reported for surf at The Pole occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest.
What's the best time of year to surf The Pole (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore The Pole Location Map
Interactive The Pole 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 The Pole is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 24 km (15 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to The Pole is Kirkwall Airport (KOI) in Scotland, 49 km (30 miles) away.
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Period (s) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
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Wind State | off | off | off | off |
Tides at The Pole
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Swell History at The Pole
Surf stats for The Pole, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at The Pole
Wind stats for The Pole, 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 The Pole. Click below to view there surf guides.
Wave Buoys Nearest To The Pole:
- Closest Wave BuoyEMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site27 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyMoray Firth WaveNet Site44 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyClaymore Buoy113 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyK7 Buoy132 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyGoldeneye143 mi