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Murkle

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

3-Day Forecast
Today
16
26
Poor
6.6m
@18s
24km/h
Tue
17
51
Fair
3.4m
@15s
24km/h
Wed
18
36
Poor
2.8m
@12s
13km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
6.6m
W(280°)
Score: 0/25
Period
18s
Long period groundswell
Score: 20/25
Wind
24km/h
SSW(211°)
Score: 25/25
Weather
7°C
0.1mm72%
Windswell Component
1.1mSW@4s
Secondary Swell
0.5mN
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:38 am
High tide - 1.16m
12:54 pm
Low tide - -1.41m
7:03 pm
High tide - 0.96m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

26
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size0/25
Swell Period20/25
Wind25/25
Raw Score45/100
Adjustments
Wind History-4
⚠️ Weak Component-15
Adjusted Score26/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score26

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°
Best window
morning

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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