Strike Mission
Beach
both
Level 4/10

Dunnet Bay

Caithness, UK (Scotland)
🌀Strong rips🪨Rocks

Dunnet Bay is the friendly face of Caithness surfing--a broad sandy beach that offers a gentler introduction to the region.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
27
Poor
1.7m
@8s
14km/h
Mon
22
29
Poor
1.0m
@8s
9km/h
Tue
23
15
Poor
0.6m
@7s
7km/h
Wed
24
0
Poor
0.7m
@6s
12km/h
Thu
25
18
Poor
0.8m
@9s
15km/h
Fri
26
22
Poor
0.9m
@11s
21km/h
Sat
27
30
Poor
1.2m
@9s
9km/h
Sun
28
16
Poor
0.7m
@9s
19km/h
Mon
29
15
Poor
0.6m
@9s
7km/h
Tue
30
0
Poor
1.0m
@8s
21km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
1.7m
WNW(285°)
Score: 17/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 6/25
Wind
14km/h
W(272°)
Score: 3/25
Weather
13°C
0.0mm91%
Windswell Component
0.4mW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.2mWSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 15 km/h SSW|PM: 11 km/h WNW
Lighter winds later (11 km/h)
Tide at 2pm (0.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:31 am
High tide - 1.02m
8:09 am
Low tide - -1.92m
2:23 pm
High tide - 0.39m
8:19 pm
Low tide - -1.38m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

27
Poor
Components
Swell Direction6/25
Swell Size17/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind3/25
Raw Score32/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score27/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score27
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NNW (330°)
Direction range
280° - 20°
Size range
0.9m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
1.00×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
S (180°)
Offshore range
100° - 200°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

9°C

Wetsuit

6/5mm + boots, gloves, hood

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

2/10

Best Season

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

Secondary: May, Aug

Getting There

Airport
WIC
Drive time
20 min
Data quality
verified

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