Why surfers are flocking to Scotland

Why surfers are flocking to Scotland TNT Magazine Pixate Ltd/Alamy Surfers have been flocking to the Scottish coast near Thurso Recently, videos of surfers riding the Scottish coast have offered a window on the world of a big wave craze, from Thurso to Fife to Portobello near central Edinburgh. With a bit of imagination, in the smirr of a gloomy autumn day, his outfit recasts the Scotland surf team captain as a "selkie"– a Scottish mythological creature that shape-shifts between human and seal forms. Arnold Media/Getty Images In Scotland, wild weather and big waves go hand in hand In recent weeks, videos of surfers catching thrashing waves along the coast, from Thurso to Fife to Portobello near central Edinburgh, have offered a window on the world of this Scottish wave craze. Lewis Mackenzie Photography/Getty Images Recent swells in Scotland have averaged around 13-20ft and peaked at 30ft Credit: Lewis Mackenzie Photography/Getty Images) "Cold-water surfing is booming right now, and surfers are increasingly travelling here to catch big waves with the sport moving on from board shorts and warm seas," added Christopherson. Margaret LN Brooks/Getty Images Cold-water surfing has become popular in Scotland in recent years Of particular pride for Hadden is Surf Lab, an alliance with nearby Edinburgh Napier University that will undertake specialised research – already it has funded the world's first surf therapy PhD on the same campus.