About Filey

Filey is a town in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. From Filey you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Primrose Valley, a surf spot 3.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 66 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 8 of them campsites. The nearest airport is HUY, 71 km away.

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Staying in Filey

66 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 8 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: HUY, 71 km, MME, 81 km, LBA, 97 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Filey.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Filey too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

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South Bay8.5 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Scarborough, 2 km

3 ft73 kJ

5 ft112 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

3 ft23 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at South Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, poor	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	5 ft5 smushy	112kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	52kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	3 ft4 smushy	23kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the west, 22 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	56, good	4 ft5 smushy	97kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots, offshore	10°C

Primrose Valley3.4 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft66 kJ

4 ft101 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

4 ft72 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

4 ft69 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Primrose Valley, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, poor	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	4 ft5 smushy	101kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	72kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, offshore	10°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	4 ft5 smushy	69kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots, offshore	10°C

Cayton Bay6.3 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Cayton, 2 km

3 ft73 kJ

4 ft97 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

3 ft23 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

4 ft57 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cayton Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, poor	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	4 ft5 smushy	97kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	52kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	3 ft4 smushy	23kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	4 ft5 smushy	57kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots, offshore	10°C

North bay12.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Scarborough, 1 km

4 ft68 kJ

5 ft108 kJ

4 ft88 kJ

4 ft99 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

3 ft53 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at North bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, poor	4 ft5 smushy	68kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	5 ft5 smushy	108kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	22, poor	4 ft6 smushy	88kJ	wind from the south-east, 19 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	99kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	2 ft4 smushy	18kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	15, poor	3 ft6 smushy	53kJ	wind from the west, 24 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	33, too small	3 ft6 smushy	42kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	10°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Filey, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Filey

Golden DragonChinese · in the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, May 2025
New Kam SanChinese · in the centreFood hygiene 1 of 5, Feb 2025
The Brown RoomFish and chips · in the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Mar 2025
Bella ItaliaItalian · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 2 of 5, Nov 2024
Benny's Bar & GrillSteakhouse · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Jul 2026
CJ's Fish and ChipsFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 3 of 5, Mar 2025

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits

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