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Gills Bay Slab

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

Gills Bay Slab is one of Europe's heaviest waves--a monstrous left-hand slab that only comes alive during the most violent winter storms.

3-Day Forecast
Thu
30
1
Poor
0.6m
@15s
25km/h
Fri
1
0
Poor
0.8m
@12s
8km/h
Sat
2
0
Poor
0.5m
@10s
23km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.6m
ESE(120°)
Score: 0/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 22/25
Wind
25km/h
SSE(165°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
12°C
0.0mm0%
Windswell Component
0.7mSSE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.3mNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 23 km/h SSE|PM: 26 km/h SSE
Similar wind — morning has better tide for this spot
High tide at 9am (0.7m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:42 am
Low tide - -1.87m
9:04 am
High tide - 0.68m
3:01 pm
Low tide - -2.08m
9:30 pm
High tide - 0.77m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

1
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size0/25
Swell Period22/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score23/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-7
⚠️ Weak Component-15
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score1/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score1
🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NNE (15°)
Direction range
340° - 60°
Size range
2.5m - 5m
Ideal size
4.5m
Height multiplier
1.08×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Offshore range
190° - 260°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid to high

Water temp

9°C

Wetsuit

6/5mm + boots, gloves, hood

Difficulty

10/10

Crowd level

1/10

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Secondary: Oct, Mar

Getting There

Airport
WIC
Drive time
25 min
Data quality
verified

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