Fraserburgh

Scotland · United Kingdom

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Fraserburgh, the Broch, has a long beach east of the town with sandbars along its length. The Point is its best-known wave: a long left off the rocks by the caravan park, at its best on a clean north-west groundswell. No other spot on the north-east coast gets as much swell.

Level
Intermediate
Break
Beach break, sand and rock
Waves
Lefts and rights
Crowd
Busy
Season
autumn, winter, spring
Boards
A shortboard or fish; a longboard for the beach on small days.

When it works

✓ A 1–2.5 m north to north-west swell with a south to south-westerly wind, at any tide.

When it doesn't

✕ Easterly and north-easterly winds blow straight in.

Watch out for

  • localism
  • rips
  • rocks

Best months

October, November, December, January, February, March, April

Local tips

The Point has a tight take-off and a strong local crew, so visitors get few waves there at weekends. The peaks along the beach are a better bet.

Getting there

Coming into town from the south, the beach car park is on the right of the main road.

Travel notes

How often it works
Very consistent for the east coast. It often works when nowhere else does.
Crowd and vibe
Few surfers on the beach in midweek. The Point is crowded with a strong local crew, especially at weekends.
Camping and vans
The town caravan park on the Esplanade is right next to the point. Nearest campsite about 0.5 km away.
Facilities
Beach car park; all the shops and cafés of Fraserburgh nearby.
Water quality
Fraserburgh Philorth is rated excellent and Fraserburgh Tiger Hill good by SEPA.

Ideal conditions

Swell
NNW–NNE best, WNW–ENE works
Size
1–2.2 m offshore swell; starts at 0.6 m, holds to 3 m
Period
8 s minimum, best from 11 s
Wind
Offshore S–WSW; handles onshore up to 12 km/h
Tide
mid best
Faces
NNE (30°)

Live cam

No cam at this spot yet: the forecast and the guide are on the map.

In the guides

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