Strike Mission
Beach
both
Level 4/10

Dunnet Bay

Caithness, UK (Scotland)
🌀Strong rips🪨Rocks

Dunnet Bay is the friendly face of Caithness surfing--a broad sandy beach that offers a gentler introduction to the region.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
0
Poor
5.2m
@16s
40km/h
Tue
31
6
Poor
3.7m
@15s
20km/h
Wed
1
31
Poor
2.7m
@12s
22km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
5.2m
WNW(282°)
Score: 0/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 22/25
Wind
40km/h
WNW(282°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
6°C
0.1mm67%
Windswell Component
5.0mWNW@9s
Secondary Swell
0.8mNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 39 km/h WNW|PM: 40 km/h WNW
Lighter winds early (39 km/h)
Tide at 7am (1.2m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:13 am
Low tide - -1.26m
7:30 am
High tide - 1.17m
1:45 pm
Low tide - -1.95m
8:03 pm
High tide - 0.77m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction6/25
Swell Size0/25
Swell Period22/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score28/100
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
NNW (330°)
Direction range
280° - 20°
Size range
0.9m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
1.00×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
S (180°)
Offshore range
100° - 200°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

9°C

Wetsuit

6/5mm + boots, gloves, hood

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

2/10

Best Season

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

Secondary: May, Aug

Getting There

Airport
WIC
Drive time
20 min
Data quality
verified

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