Dunnet beach at sunset — Dunnet Bay. Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

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Brimms Ness18.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Thurso, 9 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft436 kJ

6 ft826 kJ

4 ft338 kJ

5 ft136 kJ

4 ft281 kJ

5 ft481 kJ

4 ft284 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Brimms Ness, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	5 ft10 shollow	436kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 shollow	826kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft10 shollow	338kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	10°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	5 ft6 shollow	136kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	4 ft9 shollow	281kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	4, poor	5 ft10 smushy	481kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	9°C
Sun 25Oct	15, poor	4 ft11 shollow	284kJ	wind from the south-west, 27 knots	9°C

Dunnet Bay1.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

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Sewer Pipe10.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in ThursoNeeds 3 ft+

5 ft524 kJ

7 ft1087 kJ

5 ft451 kJ

5 ft193 kJ

5 ft383 kJ

6 ft808 kJ

4 ft555 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sewer Pipe, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	5 ft11 scrumbling	524kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 scrumbling	1,087kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	5 ft10 scrumbling	451kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	10°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	5 ft6 smushy	193kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	25, poor	5 ft9 smushy	383kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 smushy	808kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	9°C
Sun 25Oct	14, poor	4 ft13 shollow	555kJ	wind from the south-west, 27 knots	9°C

The Bowl18.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Thurso, 9 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft436 kJ

6 ft826 kJ

4 ft338 kJ

5 ft136 kJ

4 ft281 kJ

5 ft481 kJ

4 ft284 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Bowl, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	5 ft10 shollow	436kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 shollow	826kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft10 shollow	338kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	10°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	5 ft6 shollow	136kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	4 ft9 shollow	281kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	4, poor	5 ft10 smushy	481kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	9°C
Sun 25Oct	15, poor	4 ft11 shollow	284kJ	wind from the south-west, 27 knots	9°C

The spur2.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

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Thurso beach10.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Thurso, 2 kmNeeds 3 ft+

5 ft524 kJ

7 ft1087 kJ

5 ft509 kJ

5 ft193 kJ

5 ft383 kJ

6 ft808 kJ

4 ft555 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Thurso beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	5 ft11 shollow	524kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 shollow	1,087kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	5 ft10 shollow	509kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	10°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	5 ft6 smushy	193kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	24, poor	5 ft9 shollow	383kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 smushy	808kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	9°C
Sun 25Oct	25, poor	4 ft13 shollow	555kJ	wind from the south-west, 27 knots, offshore	9°C

Thurso East9.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in ThursoExperts only

8 ft1517 kJ

7 ft1117 kJ

5 ft471 kJ

5 ft233 kJ

5 ft404 kJ

8 ft731 kJ

10 ft2478 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Thurso East, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	8 ft11 scrumbling	1,517kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	64, good	7 ft11 scrumbling	1,117kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	5 ft10 scrumbling	471kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	10°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	5 ft7 smushy	233kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	5 ft9 smushy	404kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	34, poor	8 ft8 scrumbling	731kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	9°C
Sun 25Oct	23, poor	10 ft11 scrumbling	2,478kJ	wind from the south-west, 24 knots, offshore	9°C

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).

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Where it is

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