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

	Wed	Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Mon		Tue				Wednesday 06
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	PM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	PM	PM	AM	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Polin Beach Scot - North Coast	Havik South and West	Rackwick Scot - Orkney	Armadale Bay Scot - North Coast	Point of Ness Scot - North Coast	Strathy Bay Scot - North Coast	Skirza Harbour Scot - East Coast	Kogerstrand (De Koog) Netherlands	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Klitmoller Jylland	Aberdeen Scot - East Coast	Hartley Reef North East England	Black Middens North East England	Black Middens North East England	Primrose Valley North East England	Skerrys North East England
Rating	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	0	1	1	1	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 N	1.8 NW	1.2 WNW	0.4 SE	0.3 NNE	0.3 E	1.7 N	1.6 N	1.3 N
Period(s)	15	14	14	13	12	11	10	11	10	10	10	9	10	5	8	6	5	10	4	6	8	9
Energy	1791	2378	1605	1009	636	372	347	79	373	330	230	264	78	26	450	100	12	41	3	221	358	251
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		8:37AM 4.84		7:42PM 4.45	7:54AM 4.42		9:03PM 3.73	9:16AM 3.70		10:02PM 4.81	8:58AM 4.36		10:30PM 4.77	10:40AM 2.84		10:35PM 3.55	10:05AM 4.09		11:31PM 4.56	11:43AM 3.07
Low Tide / height (m)	2:29AM 1.68		2:50PM 1.31	1:53AM 0.97		2:58PM 0.30	3:15AM 0.39		3:53PM 1.43			3:16PM 0.98		4:40AM 0.34	4:15PM 0.60		4:05AM 1.14	4:18PM 1.35		5:40AM 0.73	4:52PM 1.56	7:56AM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	5	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	17	16	15	15	12	10	10	7	7	6	7	8	11	8	9	10	11	7	8	7	7
Low °C	12	14	15	12	14	12	9	8	7	6	6	7	7	10	8	7	8	8	2	6	6	4
Chill °C (?)	13	17	15	15	15	10	8	8	2	3	5	4	4	10	5	7	7	8	4	5	5	7
Sunrise	-	5:24	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	5:28	5:11	-	-	5:16	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:08	-	9:22	9:06	-	-	9:08	-	9:13	9:09	-	-	8:47	-	-	8:40	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.8 SSW	1.4 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 N	0.3 SE	0.6 N	0.3 N	0.2 SSW	0.4 SE	0.5 E	0.3 E	-	-	1.3 N
Period (s)	15	14	14	13	12	11	10	5	10	10	10	8	5	5	10	6	5	5	4	-	-	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 NNE	0.2 ENE	-	0.4 SE	0.2 WSW	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.1 SE	-	0.8 NNW	0.9 WNW	0.2 ENE	0.5 SW	0.2 N	-	0.2 NNE	0.4 NNE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	8	-	6	10	-	-	11	6	-	7	9	6	6	8	-	6	6	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 SE	-	-	0.5 WSW	0.3 SW	-	0.6 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.2 E	-	0.6 WNW	-	1.8 NW	1.2 WNW	0.5 SE	-	1.3 N	1.7 N	1.6 N	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	-	-	3	4	-	3	6	5	-	10	-	8	6	3	-	5	6	8	-

	Wed	Thursday 30								Friday 01								Saturday 02
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	2PM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	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	Armadale 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	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Rackwick Scot - Orkney	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Farr Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Melvich Scot - North Coast	Polin Beach Scot - North Coast	Hellesto South and West
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.5 W
Period(s)	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	11	10	10	11
Energy	3412	3283	2860	1522	1459	2078	1725	1467	1193	1009	614	521	683	559	439	494	400	347	427	502	318	97
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	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	low	mid-flow	high	high
High Tide / height (m)	8:36PM 4.68				7:21AM 4.38				9:06PM 4.76				9:12AM 4.85				8:11PM 4.52				8:26AM 4.42	11:49AM 0.29
Low Tide / height (m)			2:29AM 1.68				2:26PM 0.28				1:53AM 0.97				2:39PM 0.29				3:38AM 1.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	2	1
Temp. °C	14	12	13	13	15	17	19	18	15	13	14	15	15	14	12	11	10	10	9	10	8	9
Chill °C (?)	13	11	12	12	15	17	19	18	15	13	13	15	15	14	10	11	8	9	9	10	5	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:18	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:06	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.5 W
Period (s)	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	11	10	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	0.4 SE	-	-	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 WSW	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	-	0.2 W
Period (s)	-	8	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	6	-	-	6	6	10	-	-	-	6	6	-	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	-	-	-	-	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 W	-	-	0.3 SW	-	-	0.5 N	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	8	5	5	-	-	-	-	3	6	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	4	-	-	3	5

	Wednesday 29				Thursday 30
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in North Sea	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	Armadale 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	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Rackwick Scot - Orkney	Sango Bay Scot - North Coast	Farr Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Sandwood Bay Scot - North Coast	Thurso Reef Scot - North Coast	Melvich Scot - North Coast	Polin Beach Scot - North Coast	Hellesto South and West
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.5 W
Period(s)	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	14
Energy	3456	3456	3412	1895	1846	3537	3214	3131	2860	2822	1522	1522	2445	2435	2113	2116	1201	1145	1856	1777	983	207
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)		8:36PM 4.68												8:24AM 3.03
Low Tide / height (m)								2:08AM 0.59												2:32PM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	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	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	15	15	15	16	16	18	16	9
Chill °C (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	11	10	15	15	15	16	15	18	16	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.6 W
Period (s)	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.2 N	0.2 N	-	-	0.2 NNE	0.3 NE	0.2 N	0.1 N	-	0.2 ENE	-	0.5 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	-	-	8	8	8	8	-	8	-	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	-	-	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	-	-	-	-	0.6 SE	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-

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