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Level 5/10

Clachtoll

Sutherland, UK (Scotland)
🌀Strong rips🪨Rocks🏝️Remote🚶Difficult access

Clachtoll is a picture-postcard pocket beach on Sutherland's wild coast, framed by ancient Lewisian gneiss.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
44
Poor
0.8m
@15s
7km/h
Fri
1
30
Poor
0.6m
@12s
7km/h
Sat
2
31
Poor
0.8m
@11s
18km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.8m
NW(305°)
Score: 3/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
7km/h
S(186°)
Score: 20/25
Weather
16°C
0.0mm0%
Secondary Swell
0.1mNNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 10 km/h SE|PM: 9 km/h SSE
Lighter winds later (9 km/h)
Tide at 1pm (-2.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

12:43 am
Low tide - -2.23m
6:48 am
High tide - 1.21m
1:00 pm
Low tide - -2.38m
7:12 pm
High tide - 1.34m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

44
Poor
Components
Swell Direction21/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind20/25
Raw Score69/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score64/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score44

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WNW (300°)
Direction range
270° - 330°
Size range
1m - 3m
Ideal size
2.4m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SE (135°)
Offshore range
100° - 170°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

10°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

1/10

Best Season

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

Secondary: Mar-May

Getting There

Airport
INV
Drive time
150 min
Data quality
verified

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