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Brimms Ness Bowl

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

Brimms Ness Bowl is one of Scotland's most fearsome waves--a thick, grinding slab that detonates over shallow reef on the remote Caithness coastline.

3-Day Forecast
Thu
30
46
Fair
2.1m
@15s
19km/h
Fri
1
44
Poor
1.5m
@12s
7km/h
Sat
2
10
Poor
1.6m
@10s
14km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.1m
WNW(291°)
Score: 12/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
19km/h
SSE(159°)
Score: 5/25
Weather
15°C
0.0mm0%
Windswell Component
0.1mSE@1s
Secondary Swell
0.2mN
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 19 km/h SSE|PM: 18 km/h SSE
Similar wind — morning has better tide for this spot
High tide at 7am (1.1m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:51 am
Low tide - -1.98m
7:59 am
High tide - 1.06m
2:09 pm
Low tide - -2.21m
8:25 pm
High tide - 1.16m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

46
Fair
Components
Swell Direction4/25
Swell Size12/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind5/25
Raw Score46/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score46

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NNW (340°)
Direction range
300° - 360°
Size range
1.2m - 3.6m
Ideal size
3.1m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (200°)
Offshore range
160° - 250°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid to high

Water temp

9°C

Wetsuit

6/5mm + boots, gloves, hood

Difficulty

9/10

Crowd level

2/10

Best Season

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

Secondary: Apr, May, Aug

Autumn through winter

Getting There

Airport
INV
Drive time
130 min
Data quality
verified

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