Strike Mission
Slab
both
Level 9/10

Bagpipes

Caithness, UK (Scotland)
🪸Sharp reef⚠️Shallow😮‍💨Hold-downs🏝️Remote🪨Rocks

Bagpipes is the kind of wave that separates the serious from the curious--a heavy slab that detonates on a shallow reef shelf along the remote Caithness coast.

3-Day Forecast
Thu
30
48
Fair
2.2m
@15s
20km/h
Fri
1
41
Poor
1.7m
@12s
7km/h
Sat
2
20
Poor
1.9m
@10s
14km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.2m
WNW(287°)
Score: 17/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
20km/h
SSE(167°)
Score: 9/25
Weather
15°C
0.0mm0%
Windswell Component
0.2mSE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.2mNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 17 km/h S|PM: 20 km/h SSE
Lighter winds early (17 km/h)
Tide at 8am (1.0m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:58 am
Low tide - -1.94m
8:06 am
High tide - 0.98m
2:15 pm
Low tide - -2.17m
8:33 pm
High tide - 1.08m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

48
Fair
Components
Swell Direction2/25
Swell Size17/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind9/25
Raw Score53/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score48/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score48

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NNW (340°)
Direction range
310° - 360°
Size range
1.2m - 3m
Ideal size
2.6m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (200°)
Offshore range
160° - 240°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

9°C

Wetsuit

6/5mm + boots, gloves, hood

Difficulty

9/10

Crowd level

1/10

Best Season

Peak: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, May, Aug

Getting There

Airport
INV
Drive time
130 min
Data quality
verified

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