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Murkle

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

Murkle is a fickle but fearsome left-hand slab near Thurso that wraps around the point and produces thick, pitching barrels.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
6
Poor
1.8m
@8s
13km/h
Mon
22
0
Poor
1.1m
@8s
8km/h
Tue
23
3
Poor
0.6m
@7s
9km/h
Wed
24
0
Poor
0.8m
@3s
15km/h
Thu
25
0
Poor
0.8m
@8s
15km/h
Fri
26
0
Poor
1.0m
@10s
21km/h
Sat
27
0
Poor
0.9m
@8s
10km/h
Sun
28
0
Poor
0.7m
@8s
19km/h
Mon
29
0
Poor
0.5m
@9s
7km/h
Tue
30
0
Poor
1.1m
@8s
21km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
1.8m
WNW(286°)
Score: 12/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
13km/h
W(276°)
Score: 7/25
Weather
13°C
0.0mm90%
Windswell Component
0.5mW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.2mW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 12 km/h SSW|PM: 12 km/h WNW
Similar wind — afternoon has better tide for this spot
High tide at 2pm (0.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:30 am
High tide - 1.04m
8:02 am
Low tide - -1.92m
2:21 pm
High tide - 0.42m
8:10 pm
Low tide - -1.38m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

6
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size12/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind7/25
Raw Score21/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-15
Adjusted Score6/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score6
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
N (0°)
Direction range
340° - 40°
Size range
1.2m - 3m
Ideal size
2.6m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (195°)
Offshore range
160° - 230°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid to high

Water temp

9°C

Wetsuit

6/5mm + boots, gloves, hood

Difficulty

9/10

Crowd level

2/10

Best Season

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

Secondary: Mar

Getting There

Airport
WIC
Drive time
25 min
Data quality
verified

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