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Level 6/10

Melvich

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

Melvich Rivermouth is one of Sutherland's most flexible waves--a sandbar where a peat-stained river creates ever-shifting banks.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
79
Good
1.9m
@15s
17km/h
Fri
1
60
Fair
1.4m
@12s
7km/h
Sat
2
25
Poor
1.5m
@10s
16km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.9m
WNW(289°)
Score: 23/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
17km/h
SSE(166°)
Score: 25/25
Weather
15°C
0.0mm0%
Windswell Component
0.1mESE@1s
Secondary Swell
0.1mNNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 18 km/h S|PM: 13 km/h SSE
13 km/h vs 18 km/h morning
Tide at 2pm (-2.2m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:45 am
Low tide - -1.97m
7:52 am
High tide - 1.04m
2:02 pm
Low tide - -2.19m
8:17 pm
High tide - 1.15m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

79
Good
Components
Swell Direction6/25
Swell Size23/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind25/25
Raw Score79/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score79

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NNW (330°)
Direction range
290° - 360°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.92×
Ideal period
13s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
S (180°)
Offshore range
150° - 220°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

9°C

Wetsuit

6/5mm + boots, gloves, hood

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

2/10

Best Season

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

Secondary: Mar, Apr

Getting There

Airport
INV
Drive time
150 min
Data quality
verified

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