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

	Tue		Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tue
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	PM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Sandwood 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	Polin Beach Scot - North Coast	Havik South and West	Rackwick Scot - Orkney	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Cayton Bay Bunkers North East England	Hartley Reef North East England	Robin Hoods Bay North East England	Aberdeen Scot - East Coast	Freswick Bay Scot - East Coast	Aberdeen Scot - East Coast
Rating	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	3	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 WNW	1.2 W	1.5 W	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 N	0.9 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 N	0.8 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.4 SE	1.5 W	-
Period(s)	14	13	12	16	15	14	13	13	12	11	10	11	10	8	10	10	6	7	7	4	12	-
Energy	135	549	1175	2418	1791	2387	1725	1060	780	396	346	90	386	480	308	412	117	81	79	4	642	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	glass	cross	glass	off	off	cross	glass	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		7:08PM 3.47	6:45AM 4.30		7:11PM 4.34	8:33AM 2.98		7:42PM 4.45	8:22AM 3.74		9:34PM 4.80	9:44AM 4.80		8:41PM 4.54	8:58AM 4.36		10:03PM 3.66	10:23AM 3.49		10:35PM 3.55	10:05AM 4.09
Low Tide / height (m)		1:12AM 0.75		1:06PM 0.83	1:19AM 1.08		2:26PM 0.28	1:53AM 0.97		3:22PM 1.34	3:38AM 1.48		2:45PM 0.85	2:59AM 0.95		3:16PM 0.98		4:21AM 0.45	4:34PM 0.61		4:05AM 1.14	4:18PM 1.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
High °C	12	12	13	15	12	16	18	12	11	10	9	9	7	6	8	10	7	13	12	11	7	10
Low °C	11	11	12	14	12	14	17	11	10	10	8	8	5	6	7	10	6	11	12	6	7	9
Chill °C (?)	12	12	13	14	12	15	17	10	11	8	8	9	2	1	7	8	4	12	10	9	2	8
Sunrise	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:07	-
Sunset	9:01	-	-	8:59	-	-	9:02	-	-	9:08	-	9:22	9:06	-	-	9:07	-	-	8:38	-	-	8:59
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 N	1.2 W	1.5 W	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.7 SSW	1.4 WNW	1.5 N	0.9 WNW	1.1 N	1.0 N	0.8 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.4 SE	0.2 S	-
Period (s)	9	13	12	16	15	14	13	13	12	11	10	5	10	8	10	9	6	7	7	4	5	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WNW	0.6 NNE	0.9 WNW	1.2 W	0.2 NNE	0.3 NE	-	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.1 SE	1.0 WNW	0.8 N	1.0 WNW	0.2 N	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.2 NNE	0.1 N	0.1 N
Period (s)	14	9	18	12	8	8	-	6	7	-	-	11	6	10	7	10	11	4	4	5	13	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SE	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	0.9 N	0.6 NE	-	0.4 SE	0.7 ENE	-	-	-	1.5 W	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3	-	-	5	4	-	2	5	-	-	-	12	-

	Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29								Thursday 30								Friday 01
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast
Rating	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 NNE	0.6 W	0.8 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 W	1.8 W	1.5 W	1.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW
Period(s)	9	14	13	13	12	13	12	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12
Energy	155	218	309	531	570	1105	1067	1218	2647	3268	3412	3283	1719	1522	1459	1162	1725	1336	1193	1157	624	603
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)							7:30AM 3.62				8:36PM 4.68				7:21AM 4.38				8:34PM 3.69
Low Tide / height (m)				12:42AM 1.26					1:33PM 0.33				1:19AM 1.08				2:26PM 0.28				1:53AM 0.97
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	12	14	13	12	12	12	14	16	18	17	14	11	12	10
Chill °C (?)	10	11	11	11	11	9	12	13	11	13	12	11	12	12	14	16	17	16	14	11	12	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:26
Sunset	-	9:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:02	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.8 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.3 W	1.8 W	1.5 W	1.2 W	2.1 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW
Period (s)	9	9	13	13	12	13	12	12	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 W	0.6 W	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.8 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.4 W	-	-	0.3 ENE	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	-	-	0.5 SE	0.3 ESE	-	-
Period (s)	15	14	9	9	9	8	19	17	12	-	-	8	8	8	8	8	-	-	6	6	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	0.6 SE	-	-	-	-	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	5	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 28										Wednesday 29
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast
Rating	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.8 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 W	1.0 W	1.1 W	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.3 W	0.9 WNW
Period(s)	9	9	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	18
Energy	152	157	135	130	160	165	179	309	402	312	378	443	500	578	570	568	782	757	746	1078	787	976
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	off	glass	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)							7:28PM 3.45												7:30AM 3.62
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	11	12	12	10	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	11	11	10	12	12	8	13	10	11	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	12	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:26	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:58	9:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 NNE	0.7 NNE	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.7 N	0.8 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 W	1.0 W	1.1 W	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.3 W	1.3 W
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 W	0.4 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 N	0.6 N	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	19	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SSE	0.2 ESE	-	-	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	3	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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