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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	Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wed
	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	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Croyde Devon (North)	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Aberdeen Scot - East Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Strathy Bay Scot - North Coast	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Gills Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Murkle Point Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Aberdeen Scot - East Coast	Cayton Bay Bunkers North East England
Rating	4	5	4	4	4	3	1	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	4	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 W	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.5 W	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.7 SE	1.3 WNW	0.9 NNW	1.0 N	0.9 N	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 NW	2.5 NW	1.8 WNW	-	0.9 N
Period(s)	12	16	15	14	14	13	10	11	10	6	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	-	8
Energy	1175	2418	1791	2387	1705	1009	53	572	396	31	343	306	279	236	194	104	243	264	840	707	0	117
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			7:42PM 3.62	8:15AM 3.65		9:06PM 4.76	9:12AM 4.85		8:11PM 4.52	9:44AM 4.80		9:40PM 3.68	10:16AM 4.69		9:11PM 4.51	9:30AM 4.25		10:14PM 3.58	8:57AM 7.53		2:13AM 2.46	11:13AM 3.13
Low Tide / height (m)		1:52PM 0.33	1:49AM 0.58		2:50PM 1.31	3:04AM 1.55		2:14PM 0.78	2:26AM 0.93		3:30PM 0.36	3:55AM 0.37	4:11AM 1.48	4:24PM 1.55	3:32AM 1.02		4:55PM 1.72			4:48PM 0.78	7:37PM 0.76	5:14AM 0.75
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	-
High °C	13	16	12	17	17	15	13	13	9	9	5	5	8	11	6	9	10	8	9	8	7	10
Low °C	12	14	11	13	15	12	13	11	8	9	5	5	6	8	6	8	9	8	8	6	4	8
Chill °C (?)	13	15	12	17	16	15	12	11	7	7	0	0	5	10	4	7	7	7	7	5	3	8
Sunrise	5:30	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:18	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:11	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:15
Sunset	-	8:59	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:08	-	-	9:09	-	-	9:12	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 W	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.8 WNW	0.5 W	1.6 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.7 SE	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 N	0.9 N	0.8 N	0.8 WNW	0.6 NW	1.2 NW	0.1 SE	1.4 N	0.4 NNE	0.9 N
Period (s)	12	16	15	14	14	13	10	11	10	6	10	9	9	9	8	9	8	8	5	8	7	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	1.2 W	0.2 NNE	0.3 NE	-	0.4 SE	-	0.3 WSW	-	-	0.1 N	0.9 NNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.3 NW	0.4 N	0.6 W	-	-	0.2 N	0.2 N
Period (s)	18	12	8	8	-	6	-	10	-	-	12	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	-	-	8	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.6 SE	-	0.4 E	-	-	-	0.9 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	-	0.3 NW	1.1 WNW	-	2.5 NW	1.8 WNW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	5	-	3	-	-	-	5	6	2	3	-	3	9	-	8	8	-	-

	Wednesday 29					Thursday 30								Friday 01								Sat
	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Melvich 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	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Melvich 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	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Croyde Devon (North)	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Gills Bay Scot - North Coast	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast
Rating	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 W	1.5 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.5 W	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 WNW
Period(s)	12	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11
Energy	1067	1919	2647	3727	3412	3283	2860	1522	1459	1910	1725	1467	1193	1009	539	521	683	614	58	485	313	487
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	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-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	7:30AM 3.62				8:36PM 4.68				7:21AM 4.38				9:06PM 4.76				9:12AM 4.85
Low Tide / height (m)			1:33PM 0.33				2:29AM 1.68				2:26PM 0.28				1:53AM 0.97
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	15	13	15	13	12	12	12	14	16	19	16	15	13	14	13	15	13	13	11	9	10
Chill °C (?)	13	15	12	15	12	11	11	11	14	15	19	16	15	13	13	12	15	11	13	9	8	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:26	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	9:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 W	1.5 WNW	2.1 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.5 W	1.5 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.5 WNW
Period (s)	12	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	1.4 W	1.4 W	0.4 NNE	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.2 N	0.2 N	-	-	-	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	-	-	0.3 SE	0.4 WSW	0.2 E	0.3 WSW	0.3 SE	-
Period (s)	19	12	12	8	-	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	6	10	3	10	6	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	-	-	0.5 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	8	5	5	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Melvich 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	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Melvich 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	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Croyde Devon (North)	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Gills Bay Scot - North Coast	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast
Rating	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	0.6 W	2.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.5 WNW
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	18	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	15	11	15	15	15
Energy	746	1078	1175	1066	1355	1567	1567	2005	1982	2645	3343	3727	3196	3426	2128	1895	3326	3053	98	2762	1548	2624
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	7:30AM 3.62													8:36PM 4.68
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	12	12	14	14	15	15	12	13	15	15	15	14	14	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	11
Chill °C (?)	10	12	12	14	13	14	14	11	12	14	15	15	13	13	12	12	11	12	7	12	8	11
Sunrise	5:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	0.6 W	2.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.5 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	15	11	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 N	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	1.2 W	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.3 ENE	0.3 NNE	0.1 W	0.3 NNE	0.1 W	0.3 NNE
Period (s)	8	19	18	19	18	18	18	8	8	11	8	8	10	10	8	8	8	8	17	8	7	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	-	-	0.4 NE	-	1.5 E	-	0.6 SE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	-	-	8	-	5	-	5	-

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