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Sandside Bay

Caithness, UK (Scotland)
🌀Strong rips🪨Rocks🚫Pollution

Sandside Bay would be famous for its quality left-hander if it weren't for its proximity to the Dounreay nuclear facility.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
40
Poor
1.5m
@8s
12km/h
Mon
22
24
Poor
0.9m
@8s
10km/h
Tue
23
23
Poor
0.6m
@7s
8km/h
Wed
24
0
Poor
0.7m
@3s
21km/h
Thu
25
0
Poor
0.7m
@8s
18km/h
Fri
26
1
Poor
0.8m
@10s
22km/h
Sat
27
1
Poor
0.9m
@7s
14km/h
Sun
28
2
Poor
0.6m
@8s
16km/h
Mon
29
13
Poor
0.4m
@9s
7km/h
Tue
30
18
Poor
0.8m
@8s
20km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
1.5m
WNW(290°)
Score: 13/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 4/25
Wind
12km/h
W(281°)
Score: 9/25
Weather
13°C
0.0mm97%
Windswell Component
0.4mW@3s
Secondary Swell
0.1mNNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 12 km/h SW|PM: 9 km/h WNW
Similar wind — afternoon has better tide for this spot
High tide at 2pm (0.5m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:16 am
High tide - 1.09m
7:48 am
Low tide - -1.98m
2:08 pm
High tide - 0.47m
7:57 pm
Low tide - -1.44m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

40
Poor
Components
Swell Direction14/25
Swell Size13/25
Swell Period4/25
Wind9/25
Raw Score40/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score40
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NW (310°)
Direction range
280° - 360°
Size range
1m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.92×
Ideal period
13s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Offshore range
180° - 260°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid to high

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

Getting There

Airport
WIC
Drive time
35 min
Data quality
verified

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