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Beach
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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.

3-Day Forecast
Today
16
9
Poor
5.4m
@18s
23km/h
Tue
17
58
Fair
2.8m
@15s
25km/h
Wed
18
41
Poor
2.3m
@12s
15km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
5.4m
WNW(284°)
Score: 0/25
Period
18s
Long period groundswell
Score: 20/25
Wind
23km/h
SW(219°)
Score: 7/25
Weather
6°C
0.1mm56%
Windswell Component
1.0mSW@4s
Secondary Swell
0.8mN
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:18 am
High tide - 1.21m
12:36 pm
Low tide - -1.47m
6:45 pm
High tide - 1.01m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

9
Poor
Components
Swell Direction6/25
Swell Size0/25
Swell Period20/25
Wind7/25
Raw Score33/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-14
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score9/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score9
🤢 Morning Sickness

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°
Best window
morning

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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