Kingsbarns, UK

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Kingsbarns, the nearest town. Photo: S.Möller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Kingsbarns

Kingsbarns is a town in Fife, United Kingdom. From Kingsbarns you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Kingsbarns, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is DND, 28 km away.

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Staying in Kingsbarns

  • 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: DND, 28 km, EDI, 59 km, ABZ, 104 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Kingsbarns 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Kingsbarns: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Kingsbarns0.1 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft19 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, too small4 ft132 kJwind from the south-east, 18 knots, too small6 ft294 kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots, offshore, good2 ft19 kJwind from the west, 13 knots, offshore, too small5 ft113 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore, too small2 ft55 kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore, too small2 ft26 kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Kingsbarns: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Kingsbarns, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct7, too small2 ft5 smushy19kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct4, too small4 ft6 smushy132kJwind from the south-east, 18 knots12°C
Wed 21Oct51, good6 ft6 smushy294kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots, offshore12°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small2 ft6 smushy19kJwind from the west, 13 knots, offshore10°C
Fri 23Oct29, too small5 ft5 smushy113kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore7°C
Sat 24Oct15, too small2 ft7 smushy55kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore9°C
Sun 25Oct8, too small2 ft7 smushy26kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore7°C
St Andrews East Sands8.6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in St Andrews, 1 km2 ft17 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, too small4 ft133 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, too small6 ft235 kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore, fair2 ft16 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore, too small5 ft99 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small2 ft46 kJwind from the west, 9 knots, offshore, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for St Andrews East Sands: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at St Andrews East Sands, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct9, too small2 ft5 smushy17kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small4 ft6 smushy133kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots12°C
Wed 21Oct43, fair6 ft6 smushy235kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore12°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small2 ft6 smushy16kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore10°C
Fri 23Oct27, too small5 ft5 smushy99kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore8°C
Sat 24Oct13, too small2 ft7 smushy46kJwind from the west, 9 knots, offshore9°C
Sun 25Oct7, too small2 ft7 smushy20kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore6°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Kingsbarns, 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 Kingsbarns

  • The Cheesy Toast S1.0 km from the centre

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. Credits