Dunnet, UK
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About Dunnet
Dunnet is a town in Highland, United Kingdom. From Dunnet you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is Dunnet Bay, a surf spot 1.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites.
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Staying in Dunnet
- 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Dunnet.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Dunnet each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Dunnet too.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurso East9.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Thurso | 4 ft225 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, offshore, too small | 9 ft1751 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore, good | 7 ft1009 kJwind from the south-east, 17 knots, offshore, good | 5 ft541 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore, fair | 6 ft376 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, too small | 5 ft408 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too small | 6 ft599 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, poor |
All readings for Thurso East: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Sewer Pipe10.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Thurso | 4 ft204 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, offshore, too small | 9 ft1715 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore, good | 6 ft837 kJwind from the south-east, 19 knots, offshore, fair | 5 ft519 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore, fair | 5 ft359 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, too small | 5 ft379 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too small | 6 ft586 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, poor |
All readings for Sewer Pipe: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Brimms Ness18.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Thurso, 9 km | 4 ft284 kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore, too small | 7 ft1302 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore, good | 6 ft744 kJwind from the south-east, 17 knots, offshore, good | 5 ft447 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, fair | 4 ft196 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, too small | 4 ft262 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too small | 5 ft386 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, too small |
All readings for Brimms Ness: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| The Bowl18.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Thurso, 9 km | 4 ft284 kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore, too small | 7 ft1302 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore, good | 6 ft744 kJwind from the south-east, 17 knots, offshore, good | 5 ft447 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, fair | 4 ft196 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, too small | 4 ft262 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too small | 5 ft386 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, too small |
All readings for The Bowl: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Thurso beach10.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Thurso, 2 km | 4 ft204 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, offshore, too small | 9 ft1715 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore, good | 7 ft971 kJwind from the south-east, 17 knots, poor | 6 ft595 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, too small | 5 ft359 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, too small | 5 ft379 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too small | 6 ft586 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, offshore, poor |
All readings for Thurso beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Dunnet Bay1.6 kmabout 5 min by car | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| The spur2.4 kmabout 5 min by car | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Dunnet, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).