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Level 4/10

Torrisdale Bay

Sutherland, UK (Scotland)
🌀Strong rips🏝️Remote🚶Difficult access

Torrisdale Bay is one of Scotland's most remote and beautiful surf spots--a wide sandy bay where the Naver river creates sandbars.

3-Day Forecast
Today
16
15
Poor
5.4m
@18s
23km/h
Tue
17
54
Fair
2.8m
@15s
30km/h
Wed
18
48
Fair
2.3m
@12s
15km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
5.4m
WNW(283°)
Score: 0/25
Period
18s
Long period groundswell
Score: 15/25
Wind
23km/h
SW(217°)
Score: 7/25
Weather
6°C
0.1mm68%
Windswell Component
1.1mSW@4s
Secondary Swell
0.8mNNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:11 am
High tide - 1.25m
12:31 pm
Low tide - -1.50m
6:40 pm
High tide - 1.04m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

15
Poor
Components
Swell Direction7/25
Swell Size0/25
Swell Period15/25
Wind7/25
Raw Score29/100
Adjustments
Wind History-4
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score15/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score15

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NNW (340°)
Direction range
310° - 45°
Size range
0.9m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.92×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
S (180°)
Offshore range
135° - 225°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid

Water temp

10°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

1/10

Best Season

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

Secondary: Apr, May, Sep

Getting There

Airport
WIC
Drive time
75 min
Data quality
verified

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