Strike Mission
Beach
both
Level 6/10

Melvich

Sutherland, UK (Scotland)
🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips🏝️Remote

Melvich Rivermouth is one of Sutherland's most flexible waves--a sandbar where a peat-stained river creates ever-shifting banks.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
23
Poor
1.5m
@8s
13km/h
Mon
22
21
Poor
0.9m
@8s
9km/h
Tue
23
9
Poor
0.5m
@8s
7km/h
Wed
24
0
Poor
0.6m
@7s
19km/h
Thu
25
13
Poor
0.7m
@9s
14km/h
Fri
26
18
Poor
0.8m
@10s
21km/h
Sat
27
30
Poor
1.2m
@8s
9km/h
Sun
28
16
Poor
0.6m
@9s
16km/h
Mon
29
13
Poor
0.6m
@9s
8km/h
Tue
30
0
Poor
0.8m
@8s
22km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
1.5m
WNW(290°)
Score: 15/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 6/25
Wind
13km/h
W(277°)
Score: 5/25
Weather
13°C
0.0mm93%
Windswell Component
0.5mW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.1mNNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 12 km/h SW|PM: 12 km/h WNW
Lighter winds early (12 km/h)
Tide at 7am (-2.0m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:10 am
High tide - 1.09m
7:43 am
Low tide - -1.98m
2:04 pm
High tide - 0.47m
7:52 pm
Low tide - -1.44m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

23
Poor
Components
Swell Direction7/25
Swell Size15/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind5/25
Raw Score33/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-10
Adjusted Score23/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score23
🤢 Morning Sickness
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NNW (330°)
Direction range
290° - 360°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.92×
Ideal period
13s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
S (180°)
Offshore range
150° - 220°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

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, Apr

Getting There

Airport
INV
Drive time
150 min
Data quality
verified

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