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Level 9/10

Brimms Ness Bowl

Caithness, UK

🪸Sharp reef⚠️Shallow🪨Rocks😮‍💨Hold-downs🏝️Remote

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Brimms Ness Bowl is one of Scotland's most fearsome waves--a thick, grinding slab that detonates over shallow reef on the remote Caithness coastline.

10-Day Forecast

Today9

Poor

1.4mWNW@8s

26km/h

1.4m@8s

26km/h

Mon10

Poor

2.4mNNW@10s

25km/h

2.4m@10s

25km/h

Tue11

Poor

1.3mN@8s

18km/h

1.3m@8s

18km/h

Wed12

Poor

0.5mNNW@3s

15km/h

0.5m@3s

15km/h

Thu13

Poor

0.5mW@9s

19km/h

0.5m@9s

19km/h

Fri14

Poor

0.7mWNW@9s

17km/h

0.7m@9s

17km/h

Sat15

Poor

0.8mWNW@9s

15km/h

0.8m@9s

15km/h

Sun16

Poor

0.9mNW@7s

10km/h

0.9m@7s

10km/h

Mon17

Poor

0.7mN@7s

11km/h

0.7m@7s

11km/h

Tue18

Poor

0.6mNW@9s

14km/h

0.6m@9s

14km/h

Choppy 5+ days out, less certain

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Today's Conditions

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Best session: MorningAM 19 km/h · PM 29 km/h · High tide at 5am (3.6m)

Swell

1.4m

WNW(284°)

Score: 9/25

Period

Short period / windswell

Score: 4/25

Wind

26km/h

W(259°)

Score: 1/25

Weather

14°C

0.0mm62%

First light 4:52amSunrise 5:22amSunset 9:17pmLast light 9:47pm

Windswell1.1m@4sSecondary0.3mConfidence

100%

Location & Conditions

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Hourly Forecast, Tide & Strike Windows

Strike window: 4:52am–9:47pm · through highIdeal tide: mid to high

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°C

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9°

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3m1.5

sec

10s

swell

windkm/h

14g25

25g44

28g51

28g50

30g52

21g38

28g50

28g52

24g44

20g36

11g19

17g31

19g36

21g36

12g19

16g27

18g32

18g33

11g20

11g18

18g32

21g39

21g36

9g16

16g30

19g35

21g39

20g36

12g22

12g23

15g31

18g37

20g36

11g24

10g22

11g24

10g25

7g25

8g12

7g16

11g23

14g27

14g29

11g18

13g22

15g29

15g31

13g29

tidem

5:35am3.6m

11:46am1.6m

6:06pm3.7m

6:46am3.6m

12:51pm1.2m

7:07pm3.8m

1:23am0.7m

7:46am3.8m

1:41pm0.9m

7:58pm4.1m

2:14am0.5m

8:36am4.1m

2:28pm0.8m

8:42pm4.5m

3:00am0.2m

9:20am4.2m

3:11pm0.6m

9:23pm4.6m

3:44am0.0m

10:01am4.1m

3:52pm0.5m

10:05pm4.5m

4:23am0.0m

10:41am4.1m

4:32pm0.6m

5:02am0.2m

11:18am3.9m

5:10pm0.7m

5:41am0.5m

11:56am3.8m

5:49pm0.9m

Ideal tide (from tide preference)Strike windowNight

Tide times today

5:35 am

High tide - 3.58m

11:46 am

Low tide - 1.61m

6:06 pm

High tide - 3.68m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction1/25

Swell Size9/25

Swell Period4/25

Wind1/25

Raw Score15/100

Adjustments

🌊💨 Windswell-5

💨 Gusty Wind-4

⚠️ Weak Component-10

📉 Undersized Swell-7

⚖️ Penalty Stack Cap+2

Adjusted Score0/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score0

🌊💨 Windswell

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Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: NNW (340°)
Direction range: 300° - 360°
Size range: 1.2m - 3.6m
Ideal size: 2.9m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: SSW (200°)
Offshore range: 160° - 250°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: mid to high

Water temp

9°C

Wetsuit

6/5mm + boots, gloves, hood

Difficulty

9/10

Crowd level

2/10

Frequently Asked Questions

What tide is best at Brimms Ness Bowl?

Brimms Ness Bowl works best on a mid to high tide. The tide chart above shows today’s strike window.

What wind direction is offshore at Brimms Ness Bowl?

Offshore wind at Brimms Ness Bowl blows from the SSW (200°). Anything in the 160° to 250° range grooms the faces; outside it, expect chop or bumpy conditions.