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Gills Bay Slab

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

Gills Bay Slab is one of Europe's heaviest waves--a monstrous left-hand slab that only comes alive during the most violent winter storms.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
0
Poor
0.4m
@8s
13km/h
Mon
22
0
Poor
0.4m
@8s
9km/h
Tue
23
0
Poor
0.4m
@5s
7km/h
Wed
24
0
Poor
0.3m
@5s
14km/h
Thu
25
0
Poor
0.4m
@6s
19km/h
Fri
26
0
Poor
1.2m
@9s
27km/h
Sat
27
0
Poor
0.7m
@7s
14km/h
Sun
28
0
Poor
0.6m
@7s
16km/h
Mon
29
0
Poor
0.5m
@9s
8km/h
Tue
30
0
Poor
0.5m
@7s
20km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
0.4m
WSW(255°)
Score: 0/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 1/25
Wind
13km/h
W(273°)
Score: 7/25
Weather
14°C
0.0mm94%
Windswell Component
0.1mW@1s
Secondary Swell
0.1mSSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 16 km/h SSW|PM: 11 km/h WNW
11 km/h vs 16 km/h morning
High tide at 3pm (0.2m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:51 am
High tide - 0.78m
8:50 am
Low tide - -1.90m
3:06 pm
High tide - 0.16m
9:00 pm
Low tide - -1.36m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size0/25
Swell Period1/25
Wind7/25
Raw Score8/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-12
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NNE (15°)
Direction range
340° - 60°
Size range
2.5m - 5m
Ideal size
4.5m
Height multiplier
1.08×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Offshore range
190° - 260°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid to high

Water temp

9°C

Wetsuit

6/5mm + boots, gloves, hood

Difficulty

10/10

Crowd level

1/10

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Secondary: Oct, Mar

Getting There

Airport
WIC
Drive time
25 min
Data quality
verified

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