Secret spot?We can hide it! Grim Ness Surf Forecast / Scotland – Orkney / UK6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 17 pm Wednesday 15 Feb 2012Grim Ness surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rating |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wed 15 after- noon |
Wed 15 night |
Thu 16 morn- ing |
Thu 16 after- noon |
Thu 16 night |
Fri 17 morn- ing |
Fri 17 after- noon |
Fri 17 night |
Sat 18 morn- ing |
Sat 18 after- noon |
Sat 18 night |
Sun 19 morn- ing |
Sun 19 after- noon |
Sun 19 night |
Mon 20 morn- ing |
Mon 20 after- noon |
Mon 20 night |
Tue 21 morn- ing |
|||||||
| Wave Energy Map See all maps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Largest waves (m) & direction (?) |
 N |
N |
 NNE |
NNE |
 NW |
 NW |
NW |
 N |
 N |
 - |
 NNW |
 N |
 NNE |
 NNE |
 NNE |
 NNE |
 NNE |
NNE |
||||||
| Period (s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 16 | - | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max-energy | 76 | 102 | 33 | 30 | 22 | 119 | 114 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 858 | 1056 | 503 | 224 | 78 | 46 | 0 | 26 | ||||||
|
Wind (km/h) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
||||||
| Wind State (?) | cross- off |
off | cross- off |
cross- off |
cross- off |
off | off | off | off | cross- off |
cross- off |
cross- off |
off | off | cross- off |
off | off | cross- off |
||||||
|
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Grim Ness blow from the WSW
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
High Tide / height (m) |
5:07PM 3.01 |
|
5:40AM 2.88 |
|
6:33PM 2.90 |
7:02AM 2.90 |
|
8:00PM 2.93 |
8:18AM 3.04 |
|
9:09PM 3.06 |
9:20AM 3.23 |
|
10:03PM 3.19 |
10:09AM 3.41 |
|
10:48PM 3.29 |
10:53AM 3.55 |
||||||
|
Low Tide / height (m) |
|
11:26PM 1.36 |
|
12:09PM 1.38 |
12:59AM 1.43 |
|
1:46PM 1.27 |
2:14AM 1.36 |
|
2:55PM 1.07 |
|
3:11AM 1.23 |
3:48PM 0.87 |
|
3:56AM 1.09 |
4:30PM 0.71 |
|
4:35AM 0.96 |
||||||
|
Note: the tide data above is for Wick, Scotland which is 44 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Grim Ness. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Show advanced wave information
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Today's Grim Ness sea temperature is 6.9 °C (Statistics for 15 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 7.3 max: 8.3 min: 6.0 °C) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night) Mainly gales | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Mon morning Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sat night) Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Wed 15 after- noon |
Wed 15 night |
Thu 16 morn- ing |
Thu 16 after- noon |
Thu 16 night |
Fri 17 morn- ing |
Fri 17 after- noon |
Fri 17 night |
Sat 18 morn- ing |
Sat 18 after- noon |
Sat 18 night |
Sun 19 morn- ing |
Sun 19 after- noon |
Sun 19 night |
Mon 20 morn- ing |
Mon 20 after- noon |
Mon 20 night |
Tue 21 morn- ing |
|||||||
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Summary | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light snow | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | some clouds | rain shwrs | light rain | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | - | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| High °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | ||||||
| Low °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -4 | -6 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | 7:31 | ||||||
| Sunset | 17:05 | - | - | 17:07 | - | - | 17:09 | - | - | 17:12 | - | - | 17:15 | - | - | 17:16 | - | - | ||||||
Show local wavefinder
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Wed 15 after- noon |
Wed 15 night |
Thu 16 morn- ing |
Thu 16 after- noon |
Thu 16 night |
Fri 17 morn- ing |
Fri 17 after- noon |
Fri 17 night |
Sat 18 morn- ing |
Sat 18 after- noon |
Sat 18 night |
Sun 19 morn- ing |
Sun 19 after- noon |
Sun 19 night |
Mon 20 morn- ing |
Mon 20 after- noon |
Mon 20 night |
Tue 21 morn- ing |
|||||||
| Global Wavefinder |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
| Rating |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Free Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Grim Ness surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site…. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Grim Ness at:
surf-forecast.com
Information about the Grim Ness Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Grim Ness provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Grim Ness can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Grim Ness surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Grim Ness) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Grim Ness may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a holiday in Orkney? If you are looking for accommodation near Grim Ness, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Orkney, consider staying in Kirkwall which is 19 km (12 miles) away. Other places in and around Orkney where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Scrabster which is 44 km (27 miles) away and Wick, 45 km (28 miles) away.
