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Murkle

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

Murkle is a fickle but fearsome left-hand slab near Thurso that wraps around the point and produces thick, pitching barrels.

3-Day Forecast
Thu
30
47
Fair
2.2m
@15s
20km/h
Fri
1
33
Poor
1.7m
@12s
7km/h
Sat
2
6
Poor
1.9m
@10s
14km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.2m
WNW(287°)
Score: 17/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
20km/h
SSE(168°)
Score: 15/25
Weather
14°C
0.0mm0%
Windswell Component
0.3mSE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.2mESE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 16 km/h S|PM: 21 km/h S
16 km/h vs 21 km/h afternoon
High tide at 8am (1.0m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:02 am
Low tide - -1.92m
8:11 am
High tide - 0.98m
2:19 pm
Low tide - -2.15m
8:38 pm
High tide - 1.06m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

47
Fair
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size17/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind15/25
Raw Score57/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score47/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score47

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
N (0°)
Direction range
340° - 40°
Size range
1.2m - 3m
Ideal size
2.6m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (195°)
Offshore range
160° - 230°

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

Secondary: Mar

Getting There

Airport
WIC
Drive time
25 min
Data quality
verified

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