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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	Fri		Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Fri
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	PM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Aberdeen Scot - East Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Sandside Bay Scot - North Coast	Cayton Bay Bunkers North East England	Aberdeen Scot - East Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	St Combs Scot - East Coast	Bergen aan Zee Netherlands	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Black Middens North East England	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Bunkers Jylland	Bunkers Jylland
Rating	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	1	0	2	1	1	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.7 SE	1.4 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.3 NNE	0.4 NE	1.5 NW	0.7 N	0.2 NNW	1.0 WNW	1.7 NNW	1.6 NNE	1.4 NNW	1.3 NNW	1.5 N	1.4 N	1.4 N	1.1 NW	1.6 NW
Period(s)	11	11	6	10	10	10	10	6	6	8	5	7	10	10	7	10	10	10	10	10	6	7
Energy	512	427	33	560	308	331	285	145	14	307	30	5	366	744	237	398	414	469	379	363	85	208
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		9:20PM 3.05	8:26AM 4.42		9:12PM 3.76	9:28AM 3.65		12:51PM 0.29			10:14PM 3.58	10:36AM 3.34		10:16PM 4.27	10:43AM 3.88		12:08AM 4.40	12:48PM 2.30		12:41AM 3.03
Low Tide / height (m)		3:33AM 0.30		3:30PM 0.36	3:29AM 0.39		3:42PM 0.46	6:48AM 0.03	9:30AM 0.92	2:23AM 0.09		4:37AM 0.57	4:18PM 1.35		4:41AM 1.30	6:02PM 2.12		6:40AM 0.82	6:43PM 2.33		7:24AM 2.14	2:08PM 1.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-
High °C	12	10	11	7	6	8	9	8	11	7	6	12	6	5	7	7	6	9	10	9	10	10
Low °C	10	8	10	6	5	6	7	7	9	6	5	12	6	4	7	7	4	7	9	7	10	9
Chill °C (?)	11	10	9	3	2	7	8	4	10	4	3	11	2	3	4	4	6	7	8	7	8	8
Sunrise	-	-	5:18	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-
Sunset	9:05	-	-	9:09	-	-	9:08	-	-	9:15	-	9:14	9:12	-	-	9:20	-	-	9:22	-	9:22	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.7 SE	1.4 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 N	0.9 WNW	0.5 E	0.4 NE	1.5 NW	0.7 N	0.2 NNW	1.1 N	1.7 NNW	-	1.4 NNW	1.3 NNW	1.5 N	1.4 N	1.4 N	-	-
Period (s)	11	11	6	10	10	9	10	5	6	8	5	7	8	10	-	10	10	10	10	10	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	-	0.2 SSW	-	0.7 NNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 N	0.2 N	0.2 ESE	0.4 WNW	0.2 N	-	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	-	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 W	0.3 WNW	0.2 W	-	-
Period (s)	6	-	3	-	8	10	9	10	4	9	8	-	10	9	-	8	8	8	7	7	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.6 NNE	1.0 NNE	-	-	1.3 NNE	-	-	-	0.5 N	-	-	1.6 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 NW	1.6 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	6	-	-	-	6	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	6	7

	Friday 01			Saturday 02								Sunday 03								Monday 04
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	2PM	4PM	8PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Rackwick Scot - Orkney	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Bore South and West	Aberdeen Scot - East Coast	Havik South and West	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel 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	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Sandside Bay Scot - North Coast	Shitpipe Scot - North Coast	Beadnell Bay North East England
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 SE	0.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.7 NNE
Period(s)	11	11	10	11	10	10	10	11	6	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	6
Energy	469	431	365	436	452	500	537	123	21	76	441	449	298	299	309	298	289	249	223	219	294	57
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high
High Tide / height (m)			8:11PM 4.52				8:55AM 3.72	11:49AM 0.29	2:43PM 3.99		9:12PM 3.76				8:58AM 4.36	10:16AM 4.69				10:11PM 3.61		5:08AM 4.10
Low Tide / height (m)	3:22PM 0.25				2:57AM 0.39								2:59AM 0.95					4:25PM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	11	10	9	8	8	8	9	8	9	6	6	5	5	7	8	8	6	6	5	5	6
Chill °C (?)	13	9	10	9	6	5	6	8	5	7	2	3	2	3	6	7	8	6	4	2	1	4
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:18
Sunset	-	9:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:08	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SE	0.8 SSW	1.2 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 N	1.0 N	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 NW	0.7 NNE
Period (s)	11	11	10	11	10	10	10	5	6	5	10	10	10	8	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.2 ESE	-	-	0.2 WSW	-	-	0.6 WNW	-	0.4 WNW	0.1 N	0.3 N	0.9 NNE	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.8 N	0.7 N	0.6 N	0.5 N	0.5 ESE
Period (s)	10	6	-	-	10	-	-	11	-	11	10	10	6	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NNE	-	-	0.4 NE	-	1.5 NNE	1.4 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	1.1 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3	-	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	9	-

	Friday 01									Saturday 02
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	10PM	10PM	0AM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Rackwick Scot - Orkney	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Bore South and West	Aberdeen Scot - East Coast	Havik South and West	Balnakiel Bay Scot - North Coast	Balnakiel 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	Bay of Skaill Scot - Orkney	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Sandside Bay Scot - North Coast	Shitpipe Scot - North Coast	Beadnell Bay North East England
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 SE	0.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.5 SE
Period(s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	6	12	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	5
Energy	550	531	366	503	450	442	442	352	51	125	447	427	352	345	360	427	452	472	435	486	503	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	off
High Tide / height (m)																					9:44AM 4.80
Low Tide / height (m)										11:11PM 0.04				2:26AM 0.93								10:14AM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	14	12	11	12	11	11	10	13	10	10	10	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	14
Chill °C (?)	13	14	10	9	11	10	11	7	12	9	10	10	8	7	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.8 SE	0.9 SW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.5 SE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	6	6	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WSW	0.2 ESE	-	0.2 ESE	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.8 WNW	-	0.5 WNW	0.3 WSW	-	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-
Period (s)	10	6	-	6	10	10	10	12	-	12	10	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	6	6	6	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	-	0.4 NNE	0.4 NE	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	3	2

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