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Brimms Ness Point

Caithness, UK (Scotland)
🪸Sharp reef🪨Rocks🏝️Remote🌀Strong rips🚶Difficult access

Brimms Ness Point is the left-hand counterpart to the nearby Bowl--a long, walling left that peels along the reef at the headland.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
0
Poor
4.7m
@16s
41km/h
Tue
31
17
Poor
3.5m
@15s
21km/h
Wed
1
18
Poor
2.7m
@12s
23km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
4.7m
WNW(287°)
Score: 2/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
41km/h
WNW(284°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
6°C
0.2mm72%
Windswell Component
4.7mWNW@8s
Secondary Swell
0.8mNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 40 km/h WNW|PM: 37 km/h WNW
Similar wind — afternoon has better tide for this spot
Low tide at 1pm (-2.1m)

Location & Conditions

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0°45°90°135°180°225°270°315°NESW
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Tide Times

1:00 am
Low tide - -1.33m
7:07 am
High tide - 1.28m
1:28 pm
Low tide - -2.10m
7:45 pm
High tide - 0.82m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction7/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score34/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-5
⚠️ Weak Component-15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NW (325°)
Direction range
290° - 355°
Size range
1.2m - 3m
Ideal size
2.5m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
S (170°)
Offshore range
135° - 210°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid

Water temp

9°C

Wetsuit

6/5mm + boots, gloves, hood

Difficulty

8/10

Crowd level

1/10

Best Season

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

Secondary: Apr, May, Aug

Getting There

Airport
INV
Drive time
135 min
Data quality
verified

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