North Sea Surf

Detailed North Sea surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in North Sea. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in North Sea. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in North Sea over the next 7 days. Surf photos from North Sea and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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North Sea Wavefinder

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	Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thu
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	PM	PM	Night	PM	Night	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Oldshoremore Scot - North Coast	Rackwick Scot - Orkney	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Cayton Bay Bunkers North East England	Cayton Bay Bunkers North East England	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Oldshoremore Scot - North Coast	Bergen aan Zee Netherlands	Polin Beach Scot - North Coast	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Bergen aan Zee Netherlands	Bunkers Jylland	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Boscombe Pier South Coast
Rating	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	3	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.2 NE	1.1 NE	1.3 NNW	1.1 N	0.3 NNW	1.3 NNE	1.2 N	0.5 N	1.0 NW	1.1 N	0.9 E
Period(s)	14	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	6	6	7	8	8	9	9	8	5	5	4
Energy	2378	1605	1009	636	512	440	394	480	313	345	313	103	92	364	316	14	400	394	29	53	81	30
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross	on	cross- on	glass	cross	off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			8:34PM 3.69	8:42AM 3.72		9:34PM 4.80	8:26AM 4.42		10:02PM 4.81	9:49AM 3.62		10:03PM 3.66	10:23AM 3.49		10:59PM 4.69			10:48PM 3.43		5:11PM 3.53		12:37PM 2.33
Low Tide / height (m)		2:26PM 0.28	2:42AM 0.46		3:22PM 1.34	3:38AM 1.48		2:45PM 0.85			3:42PM 0.46		4:21AM 0.45	4:55PM 1.72		10:05AM 1.02	4:48PM 0.78		7:17PM 0.06		10:51PM 1.44	6:34AM 0.76
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	5	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	5	2	-	-
High °C	17	16	14	14	13	10	8	7	7	8	9	8	9	7	6	13	6	5	11	6	9	11
Low °C	14	14	12	14	11	8	8	7	6	6	7	7	8	6	5	13	6	4	10	3	8	8
Chill °C (?)	17	15	13	14	12	8	6	2	3	6	7	5	7	4	4	13	2	2	10	4	6	9
Sunrise	5:24	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:31
Sunset	-	9:00	-	-	9:02	-	-	9:06	-	-	9:12	-	-	9:15	-	9:14	9:17	-	9:15	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 N	1.0 N	0.1 N	1.1 NE	1.0 W	1.1 N	0.3 NNW	0.7 WNW	1.2 N	0.5 N	-	0.3 WNW	0.1 W
Period (s)	14	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	11	6	9	8	8	9	9	8	-	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	-	0.4 SE	0.2 WSW	0.2 ESE	0.2 WSW	-	0.1 SE	-	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.1 N	0.3 N	0.5 N	1.1 NW	0.1 N	-	0.8 WNW	-	-	0.1 SW	0.1 W
Period (s)	8	-	6	10	6	10	-	6	-	10	10	11	9	10	7	11	-	9	-	-	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 SE	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	0.4 NE	1.1 NNE	0.3 E	-	1.2 NE	-	1.3 NNW	-	0.6 N	1.3 NNE	-	-	1.0 NW	1.1 N	0.9 E
Period (s)	-	3	-	-	-	3	-	3	6	4	-	6	-	7	-	3	9	-	-	5	5	4

	Thursday 30					Friday 01								Saturday 02								Sun
	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	5PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Aberdeen Scot - East Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Hellesto South and West	Aberdeen Scot - East Coast	Aberdeen Scot - East Coast	Rackwick Scot - Orkney
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	0	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.9 SE	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	1.2 WNW
Period(s)	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	6	10	10	11	5	5	10
Energy	1459	2078	1725	1467	1193	1009	603	521	683	636	503	494	487	415	427	66	522	455	88	17	20	324
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	7:21AM 4.38				9:06PM 4.76				9:12AM 4.85				9:03PM 3.73				8:55AM 3.72
Low Tide / height (m)			2:26PM 0.28				1:53AM 0.97				2:39PM 0.29				3:38AM 1.48						8:39PM 0.85
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	3	3	-
Temp. °C	14	17	19	18	14	13	14	15	15	12	13	11	10	9	10	11	8	8	8	8	7	6
Chill °C (?)	14	17	19	18	13	13	13	15	15	12	12	11	10	9	10	11	6	6	5	5	3	2
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:18	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	9:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.9 SE	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.7 SW	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	6	10	10	6	5	5	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	0.4 SE	-	-	0.3 SE	0.2 ESE	0.4 WSW	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.5 SW	-	-	0.5 W	-	-	0.9 N
Period (s)	8	8	-	-	-	6	-	-	6	6	10	-	-	6	6	4	-	-	11	-	-	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.6 NE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	4

	Thursday 30																Friday 01
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	3AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Aberdeen Scot - East Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Hellesto South and West	Aberdeen Scot - East Coast	Aberdeen Scot - East Coast	Rackwick Scot - Orkney
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	0	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.1 SE	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.8 W	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.7 WNW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	6	12	12	13	6	6	12
Energy	1501	2420	2378	2285	2167	1969	1014	999	1605	1512	1336	1467	1316	1193	1193	75	1069	931	222	128	132	807
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross	cross	glass
High Tide / height (m)	7:21AM 4.38	8:08AM 3.69													9:06PM 4.76
Low Tide / height (m)							1:41PM 0.77
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	14	15	15	16	16	17	16	19	16	18	16	14	14	7	13	13	10	7	7	13
Chill °C (?)	13	12	14	15	14	15	16	17	15	19	16	18	16	13	13	4	13	13	8	4	4	13
Sunrise	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	0.1 N	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.8 W	1.3 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.7 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	8	12	12	13	6	6	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.3 NE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.4 SE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	-	-	0.6 SE	-	-	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	1.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	3	-	-	3	3	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-

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