Peterhead, UK
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About Peterhead
Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. From Peterhead you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Sandford Bay, a surf spot 2.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is ABZ, 42 km away.
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Staying in Peterhead
- 24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: ABZ, 42 km, WIC, 131 km, INV, 135 km
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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 Peterhead.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Peterhead each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Peterhead 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 | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruden Bay12.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Cruden Bay, 2 km | 2 ft16 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft19 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, too small | 3 ft59 kJwind from the south-south-east, 20 knots, too small | 4 ft144 kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots, poor | 3 ft39 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, too small | 1 ft5 kJwind from the west-north-west, 17 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Cruden Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Sandford Bay2.4 kmabout 5 min by car | 2 ft55 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft25 kJwind from the south, 11 knots, too small | 3 ft61 kJwind from the south-south-east, 24 knots, too small | 4 ft148 kJwind from the south-east, 20 knots, poor | 3 ft39 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the south, 8 knots, too small | 1 ft6 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Sandford Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Insanities2.9 kmabout 5 min by car | 2 ft55 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft25 kJwind from the south, 11 knots, too small | 3 ft61 kJwind from the south-south-east, 24 knots, too small | 4 ft148 kJwind from the south-east, 20 knots, poor | 3 ft39 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft4 kJwind from the south, 8 knots, too small | 1 ft6 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Insanities: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Peterhead, 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 Peterhead
- Duo DuoAsian fusion · 0.1 km from the centre
- Erroll's Kebab HouseDoner kebab · 0.1 km from the centre
- Asha's Indian AromaIndian · 0.2 km from the centre
- Far East Chinese Takeaway PeterheadChinese · 0.2 km from the centre
- MarmarisDoner kebab · 0.2 km from the centre
- Mo's FusionIndian · 0.2 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