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 experts: 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 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 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 expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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

4 ft305 kJ

8 ft1382 kJ

6 ft794 kJ

5 ft489 kJ

4 ft262 kJ

4 ft251 kJ

5 ft411 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Torrisdale Bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	305kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	64, good	8 ft11 ssoft	1,382kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	6 ft11 ssoft	794kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	489kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore	10°C
Thu 22Oct	25, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	262kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	4 ft8 smushy	251kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	8°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	411kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	9°C

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

4 ft284 kJ

7 ft1302 kJ

6 ft744 kJ

5 ft447 kJ

4 ft196 kJ

4 ft262 kJ

5 ft386 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Brimms Ness, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, too small	4 ft9 shollow	284kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	63, good	7 ft11 shollow	1,302kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	6 ft11 shollow	744kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	5 ft10 shollow	447kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	10°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	4 ft7 shollow	196kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	4 ft9 shollow	262kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	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

7 ft1302 kJ

6 ft744 kJ

5 ft447 kJ

4 ft196 kJ

4 ft262 kJ

5 ft386 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at The Bowl, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, too small	4 ft9 shollow	284kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	63, good	7 ft11 shollow	1,302kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	6 ft11 shollow	744kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	5 ft10 shollow	447kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	10°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	4 ft7 shollow	196kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	4 ft9 shollow	262kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	5 ft9 shollow	386kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot	9°C

Sandside8.2 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft284 kJ

7 ft1302 kJ

6 ft744 kJ

5 ft404 kJ

4 ft196 kJ

4 ft231 kJ

5 ft386 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sandside, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	284kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	61, good	7 ft11 ssoft	1,302kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	54, good	6 ft11 ssoft	744kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	404kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	4 ft7 smushy	196kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	4 ft8 smushy	231kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	386kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	9°C

Melvich1.8 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft293 kJ

8 ft1348 kJ

6 ft727 kJ

5 ft415 kJ

5 ft224 kJ

4 ft241 kJ

5 ft396 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Melvich, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, too small	4 ft9 shollow	293kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	60, good	8 ft11 shollow	1,348kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	6 ft11 shollow	727kJ	wind from the south-east, 19 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	5 ft10 shollow	415kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	5 ft8 shollow	224kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	4 ft8 smushy	241kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	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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