Filey, UK
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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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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primrose Valley3.4 kmabout 10 min by car | 5 ft111 kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots, too big | 3 ft48 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, poor | 2 ft32 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, poor | 1 ft3 kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore, too small | 3 ft36 kJwind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, poor | 4 ft122 kJwind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, too big | 1 ft5 kJwind from the west, 16 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Primrose Valley: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Cayton Bay6.3 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Cayton, 2 kmIntermediate and up | 4 ft95 kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots | 3 ft67 kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots | 4 ft96 kJwind from the south, 8 knots | 1 ft5 kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, offshore | 4 ft103 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 5 ft172 kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots | 2 ft9 kJwind from the west-south-west, 16 knots, offshore |
All readings for Cayton Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| North bay12.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Scarborough, 1 kmIntermediate and up | 5 ft137 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots | 3 ft69 kJwind from the east-south-east, 19 knots | 4 ft107 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore | 1 ft5 kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore | 4 ft98 kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots | 5 ft163 kJwind from the west-north-west, 15 knots | 2 ft9 kJwind from the west-south-west, 16 knots, offshore |
All readings for North bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| South Bay8.5 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Scarborough, 2 kmIntermediate and up | 5 ft110 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots | 3 ft67 kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots | 4 ft96 kJwind from the south, 8 knots | 1 ft5 kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, offshore | 4 ft103 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 5 ft172 kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots | 2 ft9 kJwind from the west-south-west, 16 knots, offshore |
All readings for South Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
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