Strike Mission
Slab
both
Level 9/10

Bagpipes

Caithness, UK (Scotland)
🪸Sharp reef⚠️Shallow😮‍💨Hold-downs🏝️Remote🪨Rocks

Bagpipes is the kind of wave that separates the serious from the curious--a heavy slab that detonates on a shallow reef shelf along the remote Caithness coast.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
0
Poor
5.3m
@16s
38km/h
Tue
31
11
Poor
3.9m
@15s
21km/h
Wed
1
9
Poor
2.8m
@12s
24km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
5.3m
WNW(283°)
Score: 1/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 24/25
Wind
38km/h
WNW(284°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
7°C
0.1mm70%
Windswell Component
5.5mWNW@9s
Secondary Swell
0.9mNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 36 km/h WNW|PM: 37 km/h WNW
Lighter winds early (36 km/h)
Tide at 7am (1.2m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:06 am
Low tide - -1.29m
7:15 am
High tide - 1.21m
1:36 pm
Low tide - -2.05m
7:53 pm
High tide - 0.76m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction1/25
Swell Size1/25
Swell Period24/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score26/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-7
🌊💨 Windswell-7
⚠️ Weak Component-15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NNW (340°)
Direction range
310° - 360°
Size range
1.2m - 3m
Ideal size
2.6m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (200°)
Offshore range
160° - 240°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

9°C

Wetsuit

6/5mm + boots, gloves, hood

Difficulty

9/10

Crowd level

1/10

Best Season

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

Secondary: Apr, May, Aug

Getting There

Airport
INV
Drive time
130 min
Data quality
verified

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