Overview

St. Combs is a sandy beach on the north coast of Aberdeenshire, facing north towards the North Sea. Quiet and uncrowded spot, offering conditions in north and north-east winds. Extensive beach with dunes.

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Spot forecast for St. Combs

Sunrise 07:53 · Sunset 17:51

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 02:06 · 1.6 m High tide 08:59 · 2.8 m Low tide 14:21 · 1.9 m High tide 21:04 · 3 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 03:18 · 1.5 m High tide 09:58 · 3 m Low tide 15:32 · 1.7 m High tide 21:58 · 3.2 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 04:12 · 1.2 m High tide 10:42 · 3.2 m Low tide 16:26 · 1.5 m High tide 22:40 · 3.4 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:55 · 1 m High tide 11:20 · 3.4 m Low tide 17:10 · 1.3 m High tide 23:18 · 3.6 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 05:33 · 0.8 m High tide 11:54 · 3.6 m Low tide 17:48 · 1.1 m High tide 23:53 · 3.7 m

St. Combs: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

224h

in July · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to July, peaking in July: 19 rideable days a month and 224 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is December, at 8.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 53%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 8%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 53% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is October, with 119 mm.

Monthly averages: St. Combs

Monthly averages — St. Combs — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	13.0	108 h	5 °C	86 mm
February	9.5	63 h	7 °C	62 mm
March	12.0	120 h	9 °C	57 mm
April	16.5	190 h	11 °C	66 mm
May	18.0	217 h	14 °C	33 mm
June	20.0	230 h	16 °C	57 mm
July	21.5	224 h	17 °C	93 mm
August	14.5	136 h	18 °C	50 mm
September	14.0	132 h	15 °C	56 mm
October	14.5	131 h	12 °C	119 mm
November	14.5	111 h	8 °C	92 mm
December	8.5	65 h	7 °C	86 mm

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Technical details of St. Combs spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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