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Level 5/10

Clachtoll

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

Clachtoll is a picture-postcard pocket beach on Sutherland's wild coast, framed by ancient Lewisian gneiss.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
22
Poor
2.8m
@16s
32km/h
Tue
31
19
Poor
1.4m
@15s
31km/h
Wed
1
20
Poor
1.0m
@12s
27km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.8m
NW(312°)
Score: 19/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 22/25
Wind
32km/h
W(279°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
7°C
0.1mm78%
Windswell Component
2.3mWNW@6s
Secondary Swell
1.0mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 26 km/h WNW|PM: 32 km/h WNW
26 km/h vs 32 km/h afternoon
Tide at 5am (1.3m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:58 am
High tide - 1.27m
12:17 pm
Low tide - -2.43m
6:37 pm
High tide - 0.92m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

22
Poor
Components
Swell Direction17/25
Swell Size19/25
Swell Period22/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score58/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-5
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score22/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score22
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WNW (300°)
Direction range
270° - 330°
Size range
1m - 3m
Ideal size
2.4m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SE (135°)
Offshore range
100° - 170°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

10°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

1/10

Best Season

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

Secondary: Mar-May

Getting There

Airport
INV
Drive time
150 min
Data quality
verified

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