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Level 4/10

Torrisdale Bay

Sutherland, UK (Scotland)
🌀Strong rips🏝️Remote🚶Difficult access

Torrisdale Bay is one of Scotland's most remote and beautiful surf spots--a wide sandy bay where the Naver river creates sandbars.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
49
Fair
2.1m
@14s
25km/h
Mon
16
12
Poor
5.5m
@18s
27km/h
Tue
17
71
Good
2.5m
@15s
30km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.1m
WNW(285°)
Score: 23/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
25km/h
SW(224°)
Score: 4/25
Weather
5°C
0.2mm84%
Windswell Component
1.3mWSW@4s
Secondary Swell
0.8mN
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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0°45°90°135°180°225°270°315°NESW
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Tide Times

5:43 am
High tide - 0.90m
11:48 am
Low tide - -1.05m
6:01 pm
High tide - 1.02m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

49
Fair
Components
Swell Direction7/25
Swell Size23/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind4/25
Raw Score59/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-7
🌊💨 Windswell-3
Adjusted Score49/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score49
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NNW (340°)
Direction range
310° - 45°
Size range
0.9m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.92×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
S (180°)
Offshore range
135° - 225°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid

Water temp

10°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

1/10

Best Season

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

Secondary: Apr, May, Sep

Getting There

Airport
WIC
Drive time
75 min
Data quality
verified

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