Dunes and beach at Melvich — Melvich. Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Melvich

Melvich is a town in Highland, United Kingdom. From Melvich you can reach 5 surf spots. The nearest is Melvich, a surf spot 1.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Melvich

4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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Where it is

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 Melvich.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate 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 Melvich each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Melvich too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Brimms Ness17.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Thurso, 9 km

4 ft284 kJ

6 ft640 kJ

6 ft643 kJ

4 ft385 kJ

4 ft196 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

5 ft386 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Brimms Ness, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	69, good	4 ft9 shollow	284kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	6 ft11 shollow	640kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	6 ft11 shollow	643kJ	wind from the south-east, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	4 ft10 shollow	385kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	10°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	4 ft7 shollow	196kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	4 ft8 shollow	231kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	5 ft9 shollow	386kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	9°C

The Bowl17.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Thurso, 9 km

4 ft284 kJ

6 ft640 kJ

6 ft643 kJ

4 ft385 kJ

4 ft196 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

5 ft386 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Bowl, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	69, good	4 ft9 shollow	284kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	6 ft11 shollow	640kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	6 ft11 shollow	643kJ	wind from the south-east, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	4 ft10 shollow	385kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	10°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	4 ft7 shollow	196kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	4 ft8 shollow	231kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	5 ft9 shollow	386kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	9°C

Sandside8.2 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft284 kJ

6 ft640 kJ

6 ft643 kJ

4 ft385 kJ

4 ft196 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

5 ft386 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sandside, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	67, good	4 ft9 ssoft	284kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	18, poor	6 ft11 ssoft	640kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	18, poor	6 ft11 ssoft	643kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft10 ssoft	385kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	23, poor	4 ft7 smushy	196kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	19, poor	4 ft8 smushy	231kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	28, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	386kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	9°C

Torrisdale Bay19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Bettyhill, 2 km

4 ft305 kJ

6 ft751 kJ

6 ft794 kJ

5 ft415 kJ

4 ft262 kJ

4 ft251 kJ

5 ft411 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Torrisdale Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	64, good	4 ft9 ssoft	305kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 ssoft	751kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 ssoft	794kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	5 ft10 scrumbling	415kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore	10°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	262kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	29, poor	4 ft8 smushy	251kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	8°C
Sat 24Oct	32, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	411kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	9°C

Melvich1.8 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft293 kJ

6 ft655 kJ

6 ft760 kJ

5 ft392 kJ

5 ft224 kJ

4 ft241 kJ

5 ft396 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Melvich, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	64, good	4 ft9 shollow	293kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	18, poor	6 ft11 shollow	655kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 shollow	760kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	5 ft10 shollow	392kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	20, poor	5 ft8 shollow	224kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	17, poor	4 ft8 smushy	241kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	27, poor	5 ft9 shollow	396kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	9°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Melvich, 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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