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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
15
0
Poor
0.8m
@12s
37km/h
Mon
16
17
Poor
1.8m
@18s
33km/h
Tue
17
5
Poor
0.7m
@15s
46km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.8m
NW(310°)
Score: 3/25
Period
12s
Medium period swell
Score: 25/25
Wind
37km/h
SW(230°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
6°C
0.5mm88%
Windswell Component
1.8mSW@5s
Secondary Swell
0.5mN
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:43 am
High tide - 0.93m
10:56 am
Low tide - -1.18m
5:00 pm
High tide - 1.03m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction18/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score46/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-10
⚠️ Weak Component-15
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

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°
Best window
morning

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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