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 beginners: 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 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 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.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

Spot

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Brimms Ness17.1 kmabout 30 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

Melvich1.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft467 kJ

6 ft861 kJ

4 ft348 kJ

5 ft130 kJ

4 ft236 kJ

5 ft488 kJ

3 ft210 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Melvich, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	17, poor	5 ft10 shollow	467kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 shollow	861kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	59, good	4 ft10 shollow	348kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	21, poor	5 ft6 shollow	130kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	18, poor	4 ft9 smushy	236kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	4, poor	5 ft10 smushy	488kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	9°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	3 ft11 shollow	210kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 32 knots	10°C

Sandside8.2 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft436 kJ

6 ft826 kJ

4 ft338 kJ

5 ft136 kJ

4 ft219 kJ

5 ft481 kJ

4 ft284 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sandside, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	5 ft10 ssoft	436kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 ssoft	826kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	63, good	4 ft10 ssoft	338kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	23, poor	5 ft6 smushy	136kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	20, poor	4 ft9 smushy	219kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	4, poor	5 ft10 smushy	481kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	9°C
Sun 25Oct	13, poor	4 ft11 ssoft	284kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 29 knots	10°C

The Bowl17.2 kmabout 30 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

Torrisdale Bay19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Bettyhill, 2 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft517 kJ

6 ft871 kJ

4 ft356 kJ

4 ft105 kJ

4 ft249 kJ

6 ft526 kJ

2 ft123 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Torrisdale Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, poor	5 ft10 ssoft	517kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 ssoft	871kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	61, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	356kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore	10°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	4 ft5 smushy	105kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	32, poor	4 ft9 smushy	249kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	8°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 smushy	526kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	9°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	123kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 26 knots	8°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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