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Grim Ness ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of Surf: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Overall: 3.8

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Grim Ness Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Orkney Islands, UK)

Grim Ness Surf Guide

Grim Ness in Orkney is an exposed break. that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the south with some shelter here from southeast winds. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the northeast.. It very rarely gets crowded here.

Grim Ness Spot Info

Type:Rating:
Icon beach red-Icon s43.8
Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent
6.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Grim Ness:

The best conditions reported for surf at Grim Ness occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

Surf Forecasts:

What's the best time of year to surf Grim Ness (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: autumn
The best time of year for surfing Grim Ness with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 9% of the time in March while 18% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 73% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.
clean
9%
Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.
blown out
18%
Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).
too small
73%
Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Grim Ness Location Map

Interactive Grim Ness surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Grim Ness is Kirkwall Airport (KOI) in Scotland, 15 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Grim Ness is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 42 km (26 miles) away.

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Grim Ness Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 05:28 Local Time
Tuesday 13
4AM7AM10AM1PM
Wave (m) 0.9
NNE 		0.8
NNE 		0.8
N 		0.7
NNE
Period (s) 12 12 12 12
Wind (km/h) 20 NNW 20 NNW 20 NW 15 NW
Wind State cross cross cross-
off		 cross-
off
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Tides at Grim Ness

Current tide and informaton
For Grim Ness, 19.0 km from Grim Ness.
Next High Water: 01:03pm | 2.62m
Tidal range ClockIcon tide needleIcon tide star
Next Low Water: 06:56am | 0.37m
IS AT (local time)

Grim Ness Sea Temperature

Very cold water temperature (6.6 °C) at Grim Ness. Despite the sunshine, even with a thick winter wetsuit, neoprene hood, gloves and boots it will be difficult to stay comfortable in the sea for long today.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
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Current Temp*: 6.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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Swell History at Grim Ness

Surf stats for Grim Ness, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Average Swell
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Wind History at Grim Ness

Wind stats for Grim Ness, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Average Wind
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Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:

Discover surf breaks near Grim Ness. Click below to view there surf guides.

  • Gills Bay
    • Icon beach redBeach
    • Icon s33.2
    Reliability: fairly consistent
    26km away
  • Skirza Harbour
    • Icon point redPoint
    • Icon s44.2
    Reliability: fairly consistent
    27km away
  • Freswick Bay
    • Icon river redRiver
    • Icon s43.5
    Reliability: fairly consistent
    28km away
  • Tang Head
    • Icon reef redReef
    • Icon s44.0
    Reliability: fairly consistent
    28km away
  • Rackwick
    • Icon beach red-
    • Icon s44.2
    Reliability: fairly consistent
    30km away

Wave Buoys Nearest To Grim Ness:

We hope you find the new 12-day forecasts and additional details useful.

Kudos to everyone who helped us debug this over the past 3 months.

Be sure to click on the Advanced Surf option to see extra details about the sea-state. Look out for crossing swells and short period local wind swells and chop that will often spoil a groundswell even if the wind is perfect. As yet there is no allowance for this in the swell rating. This is something we are working on.

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