Durness, UK
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About Durness
Durness is a town in Highland, United Kingdom. From Durness you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Sango Sands, a surf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is WIC, 97 km away.
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Staying in Durness
- 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: WIC, 97 km, SYY, 100 km, KOI, 115 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Durness.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Durness 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: Expert
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwood Bay18.2 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Kinlochbervie, 9 km | 4 ft206 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, fair | 8 ft1308 kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots, too big | 7 ft1178 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, too big | 6 ft676 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, too big | 6 ft381 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots, poor | 6 ft449 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, too big | 7 ft812 kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, too big |
All readings for Sandwood Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Sango Sands0.7 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+ | 4 ft232 kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 7 ft1148 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, offshore, good for experts | 6 ft760 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, poor for experts | 5 ft489 kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, too small for experts | 5 ft296 kJwind from the west-south-west, 15 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 4 ft247 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, too small for experts | 5 ft446 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too small for experts |
All readings for Sango Sands: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Durness, 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).
Places to eat near Durness
- Sango Sands Breakfast BarBreakfast and brunch · 0.3 km from the centre
- The Durness Food SpotBreakfast and brunch · 1.3 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits