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Murkle

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

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
31
Poor
2.5m
@12s
26km/h
Mon
16
14
Poor
6.8m
@18s
27km/h
Tue
17
53
Fair
3.3m
@15s
25km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.5m
WNW(284°)
Score: 22/25
Period
12s
Medium period swell
Score: 17/25
Wind
26km/h
SW(221°)
Score: 12/25
Weather
6°C
0.2mm81%
Windswell Component
1.5mWSW@4s
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

6:09 am
High tide - 0.81m
12:10 pm
Low tide - -0.99m
6:25 pm
High tide - 0.97m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

31
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size22/25
Swell Period17/25
Wind12/25
Raw Score51/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-7
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score31/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score31
🤢 Morning Sickness

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°
Best window
morning

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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