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Sandside Bay

Caithness, UK (Scotland)
🌀Strong rips🪨Rocks🚫Pollution

Sandside Bay would be famous for its quality left-hander if it weren't for its proximity to the Dounreay nuclear facility.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
57
Fair
1.9m
@15s
16km/h
Fri
1
63
Fair
1.4m
@12s
8km/h
Sat
2
28
Poor
1.5m
@10s
18km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.9m
WNW(290°)
Score: 22/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
16km/h
SSE(166°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
16°C
0.0mm0%
Windswell Component
0.1mSE@1s
Secondary Swell
0.1mNNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 14 km/h S|PM: 14 km/h SSE
Similar wind — morning has better tide for this spot
High tide at 7am (1.1m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:48 am
Low tide - -1.97m
7:56 am
High tide - 1.05m
2:06 pm
Low tide - -2.19m
8:22 pm
High tide - 1.15m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

57
Fair
Components
Swell Direction14/25
Swell Size22/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score62/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score57/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score57

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NW (310°)
Direction range
280° - 360°
Size range
1m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.92×
Ideal period
13s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Offshore range
180° - 260°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid to high

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

Getting There

Airport
WIC
Drive time
35 min
Data quality
verified

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