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 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			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	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Bunkers Jylland	Bunkers Jylland	Havik South and West	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Cayton Bay Bunkers North East England	Bridlington North East England	Aln Estuary North East England	Bunkers Jylland	Aln Estuary North East England	Aln Estuary North East England	Berwick-Upon-Tweed North East England	Lista (Bausje) South and West	Lista (Bausje) South and West
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	3	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.3 W	1.1 W	3.5 NW	2.3 NW	1.6 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.0 NNE	1.4 NNE	0.9 NNE	3.5 NW	2.1 N	2.5 NNE	3.0 NNE	1.5 NW	3.0 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	9	10	10	10	9	9	12	9	8	9	11	8	7
Energy(?)	1777	820	1599	1392	1451	1194	989	461	349	1582	964	520	496	704	423	333	1842	984	1702	3739	270	804
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	off	off	cross- on	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	9:38AM 4.67		10:09PM 4.21	10:21AM 4.56		12:16AM 4.23	11:09AM 4.43		11:49PM 3.99		1:09PM 4.44	2:09AM 4.14		2:11PM 4.38		3:14AM 4.17	3:18PM 2.57		4:20AM 2.45	4:29PM 4.42		7:33AM 0.24
Low Tide / height (m)		4:08PM 1.37		4:16AM 1.68	5:59PM 1.68		5:01AM 1.79	5:39PM 1.48		6:59AM 2.27		7:44PM 1.83	8:02AM 2.35		8:50PM 1.87	9:17AM 2.35		9:58PM 0.66	10:27AM 0.94		11:08PM 0.60
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	3	4	4	4	5	6	8	6	6	2	2
Low °C	8	8	7	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	4	1	3	4	3	3	6	6	6	5	0	1
Chill °C (?)	7	6	8	5	4	3	4	6	3	0	3	1	0	1	1	3	0	5	3	3	2	-3
Sunrise	9:03	-	-	9:03	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:03	-	-	9:08	-	-	8:33	-	-	8:33	-	-	9:19
Sunset	-	3:29	-	-	3:22	-	-	3:29	-	-	3:48	-	-	3:42	-	-	3:49	-	-	3:41	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.3 W	1.1 W	-	2.3 NW	1.6 WNW	1.2 WNW	2.0 NNE	1.4 NNE	1.1 NNE	-	1.8 NNE	2.2 NNE	2.5 NNE	0.1 W	-
Period (s)	13	12	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	-	10	10	10	9	9	7	-	8	9	11	12	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 ESE	-	0.3 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	-	0.3 SE	-	-	-	-	0.2 ENE	1.0 N	0.4 NNE	0.6 N	0.9 NNE	-	0.4 NNE	-	-	0.1 W	-
Period (s)	8	-	7	7	6	-	7	-	-	-	-	4	8	13	14	12	-	12	-	-	17	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 NNW	3.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.5 NW	2.1 N	2.5 NNE	3.0 NNE	1.5 NW	3.0 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	8	9	11	8	7

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	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay 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	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Bore South and West
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.0 W	1.9 WNW	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.4 W	1.5 W	0.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1548	1230	1077	1060	1259	1145	1019	1106	1071	1581	1392	1392	1451	1316	1155	1080	1080	1218	1109	594	638	277
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				9:38AM 4.67				10:09PM 4.21				11:29AM 4.59					12:09AM 2.37				12:12PM 2.74
Low Tide / height (m)		3:36AM 1.60				5:16PM 1.61				5:24AM 2.03				5:59PM 1.68					6:03AM 0.80
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	8
Chill °C (?)	10	10	10	8	8	8	6	5	7	7	5	4	4	2	4	4	2	2	4	5	6	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	9:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:03	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	3:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3:18	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.0 W	1.9 WNW	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.4 W	1.5 W	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SE	0.1 SE	0.6 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	7	7	7	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 24
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay 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	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Birsay Bay Scot - Orkney	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Bore South and West
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13
Energy(?)	1423	1548	1548	1482	2171	2140	1230	1211	1077	1630	1605	1605	1467	1408	1259	1221	1183	1118	1261	1306	1402	308
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)											10:49AM 4.66
Low Tide / height (m)				3:36AM 1.60	4:44AM 1.93													5:21PM 0.47
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	10	10	8	8	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	2
Chill °C (?)	10	9	10	10	6	7	10	10	10	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	8	-2
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.1 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.6 ESE	0.5 ESE	-	-	-	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 SE	0.3 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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