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Marwick Bay

Orkney Islands, UK (Scotland)
🪨Rocks🪸Sharp reef🌀Strong rips🏝️Remote

Marwick Bay is one of Orkney's most exposed surf spots--a right-hand reef on the west coast wide open to the North Atlantic.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
13
Poor
1.8m
@8s
23km/h
Mon
22
21
Poor
1.1m
@8s
8km/h
Tue
23
13
Poor
0.6m
@8s
8km/h
Wed
24
0
Poor
0.9m
@6s
25km/h
Thu
25
2
Poor
1.0m
@7s
14km/h
Fri
26
0
Poor
1.0m
@9s
25km/h
Sat
27
6
Poor
0.9m
@6s
13km/h
Sun
28
0
Poor
0.8m
@7s
20km/h
Mon
29
14
Poor
0.7m
@10s
8km/h
Tue
30
0
Poor
1.1m
@7s
25km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
1.8m
WNW(285°)
Score: 17/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 4/25
Wind
23km/h
WSW(249°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
13°C
0.0mm90%
Windswell Component
0.8mW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.1mSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 25 km/h WSW|PM: 22 km/h WSW
Lighter winds later (22 km/h)
Tide at 2pm (0.3m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:16 am
High tide - 0.92m
7:50 am
Low tide - -1.75m
2:10 pm
High tide - 0.31m
7:56 pm
Low tide - -1.30m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

13
Poor
Components
Swell Direction15/25
Swell Size17/25
Swell Period4/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score36/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-10
🌊💨 Windswell-3
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score13/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score13
🤢 Morning Sickness
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WNW (300°)
Direction range
260° - 340°
Size range
1m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.1m
Height multiplier
1.00×
Ideal period
13s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (100°)
Offshore range
70° - 140°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

9°C

Wetsuit

6/5mm + boots, gloves, hood

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

1/10

Best Season

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

Secondary: Mar

Getting There

Airport
KOI
Drive time
35 min
Data quality
verified

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