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Keiss Seasonal Surf Averages
Swell Consistency and Wind Overview
This graph shows the percentage of days that had a ridable wind swell (7 seconds period or more) or groundswell (10 seconds period or more) of over 3ft. It also shows the dominant wind direction. Not all of these days will neccessarily give great surf, and very short lived wind swells or longer period secondary swells may produce surf not recorded, but it gives a clear idea of the seasonal trend and a rough guide to the chances of scoring something ridable.
Monthly Overview
Understanding this DataThese swell averages are calculated ONLY on swells of more than 7 seconds period. This means this is the average height of a swell that's likely to produce ridable surf NOT an average of every wave heading toward the beach in a month. Likewise the period is the average period OVER 7 seconds. There will be days that have short period wind swells that won't produce and ridable swell and these are excluded from the averages. The consistency figure gives the percentage of days that meet this condition. For example if the consistency is 50% you could expect the 'average' swell for about 15 days in the month. Of course an average tells only part of the story. A combination of very large and very small swells may produce the same average as a consistent medium sized swell. |
Monthly DataJanuaryFebruary March April May June July August September October November December Nearby SpotsDunnet BayCastlehill to Murkle Murkle Point Thurso East S*** Pipe Bu Sands Brimms Ness - The Point Skail Bay Right Skara Brae Fisk Helliar Marwick Birsay Bay Sandside Bay Melvich Lossiemouth Strathy Brora Beach Sandend (Moray Firth) Armadale Bay Boyndie Bay Banff - Beach Torrisdale Fraserburgh St Combs to Inverallochy Sango Bay Durness (Balnakeil Bay) Balmedie to Newburgh Peterhead (Sandford Bay) Cruden Bay Aberdeen - Beach Nigg Bay Stonehaven Sandwood Bay Lunan Bay Arbroath St Andrews West St Andrews East Quendale Bay Kingsbarns Melby Gulberwick Seacliff Belhaven Bay (Dunbar) Pease Bay Coldingham Bay Breckon Port of Ness Eoropie Staffin Bay Bamburgh Beadnell Bay Glenbrittle Talisker Bay Dalbeg Isle of Lewis Seaton To Blyth Cliff Whitley Bay Tynemouth - Longsands South Shields Caravans Graveyards Mangersta Scarasta Westport Sunderland Machrihanish St Bees Dunaverty Ardnave Bay |