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

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Fri
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	Rackwick Scot - Orkney	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Bore South and West	Farr Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Gills Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandside Bay Scot - North Coast	Skerrys North East England	Staithes North East England	Bergen aan Zee Netherlands	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Polin Beach Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Dunnet Bay Scot - North Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Aln Estuary North East England	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Black Middens North East England
Rating	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 N	0.7 NNE	0.8 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 N	0.8 WNW	1.6 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.9 N	1.8 N	1.6 E	1.9 N	2.5 NNE
Period(s)	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	6	6	6	8	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	6	9	8
Energy	683	366	427	235	492	409	182	282	34	50	59	328	326	319	154	498	598	716	618	248	618	911
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	on	glass	cross	cross	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)			9:20PM 3.05	9:42AM 2.98		9:12PM 3.76	8:58AM 4.36		9:11PM 4.51	10:02AM 3.52		10:14PM 3.58	1:24PM 0.28		8:20PM 5.89	11:35AM 3.11		10:56PM 4.08	12:18PM 2.89		3:38AM 2.26	12:50PM 2.72
Low Tide / height (m)		3:22PM 1.34	3:33AM 0.30		3:48PM 0.27	3:29AM 0.39		3:16PM 0.98	3:32AM 1.02	4:02AM 0.45	4:15PM 0.60		7:10AM 0.04	2:12PM 1.11	2:34AM 1.19	5:33AM 0.75	5:25PM 0.97		6:15AM 0.94	6:05PM 1.17	8:49PM 1.01	6:44AM 1.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	10	12	8	6	6	7	8	13	10	6	6	6	5	6	7	6	7	8	6	8
Low °C	12	11	8	11	7	5	5	7	7	10	10	5	6	6	4	5	6	6	6	8	6	7
Chill °C (?)	11	10	10	10	4	2	5	5	5	13	8	2	4	2	2	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Sunrise	5:18	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:18	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:11
Sunset	-	9:08	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:08	-	-	9:12	-	-	9:17	-	-	9:15	-	-	8:52	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 N	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.4 E	0.7 NNE	0.3 SW	1.0 N	1.0 N	1.1 N	0.8 WNW	1.6 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.9 N	1.8 N	0.6 N	0.2 W	0.2 ESE
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	10	7	10	10	4	6	4	7	7	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	7	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SE	-	-	0.6 WNW	-	1.2 WNW	0.5 NNW	0.9 N	0.1 N	0.3 N	0.2 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 NNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	-	0.1 W	-
Period (s)	6	-	-	11	-	10	9	9	10	9	9	8	10	9	9	9	9	8	7	-	13	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.9 SSW	1.0 NNE	-	-	-	0.6 N	-	0.8 NNW	-	-	-	0.3 NW	-	-	-	-	1.6 E	1.9 N	2.5 NNE
Period (s)	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	6	-	6	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	6	9	8

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	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	5PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Rackwick Scot - Orkney	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Rackwick Scot - Orkney	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Polin Beach Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Bore South and West	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Farr Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Gills Bay Scot - North Coast	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy	603	694	683	560	512	423	346	352	360	532	512	502	122	42	40	406	452	327	362	315	148	243
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			8:58AM 3.04				8:11PM 4.52				8:55AM 3.72			6:40PM 6.37					9:49AM 3.62
Low Tide / height (m)	1:53AM 0.97				3:16PM 0.21				2:26AM 0.93								3:29AM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	4	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	12	11	12	11	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	11	11	6	6	6	6	7	6	7
Chill °C (?)	14	13	11	11	12	10	10	10	6	6	7	6	8	11	11	3	4	4	6	5	6	5
Sunrise	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	9:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:12
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 WSW	1.2 N	1.0 WNW	1.1 N	1.0 N	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	5	5	6	7	10	8	9	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.2 WSW	0.2 ESE	0.3 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 NNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 N	0.4 NNW	0.8 N
Period (s)	-	6	6	10	6	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	9	9	10	8	10	10	9	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 NNE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 01
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	3PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Rackwick Scot - Orkney	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Rackwick Scot - Orkney	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Polin Beach Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Bore South and West	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Constantine Bay Cornwall (North)	Farr Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Gills Bay Scot - North Coast	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 W	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.4 WNW
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy	624	847	820	793	793	743	512	503	494	569	559	564	187	92	89	503	450	359	494	443	249	415
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- on	on	glass	glass	on	cross- off	on	on	cross- on	on	cross	glass	glass	cross- on	glass
High Tide / height (m)							7:54AM 4.42													8:43PM 3.77
Low Tide / height (m)	1:53AM 0.97
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	13	13	13	13	10	11	11	9	10	9	10
Chill °C (?)	14	13	12	14	12	13	13	12	12	13	12	13	10	12	11	9	10	10	9	10	7	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 W	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.4 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.2 SSE	0.4 SE	-	-	-	-	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	-	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	0.3 WSW	-	-	0.3 WSW	0.4 SE	0.3 WSW
Period (s)	-	6	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	10	10	10	-	12	12	-	10	-	-	10	6	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 SSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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