Grim Ness Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Orkney Islands, UK)
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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
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Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
fairly consistent | 11.6°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.
What's the best time of year to surf Grim Ness (for consistent clean waves)?
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.

Thursday, 7 July 2022, 08:24 Local Time
Thursday 07 | ||||
10AM | 1PM | 4PM | 7PM | |
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Period (s) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||
Wind State | cross- off |
off | off | cross- off |
Tides at Grim Ness
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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.
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.
Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:
Discover surf breaks near Grim Ness. Click below to view there surf guides.
Wave Buoys Nearest To Grim Ness:
- Closest Wave BuoyEMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site22 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyMoray Firth WaveNet Site62 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyClaymore Buoy97 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyK7 Buoy124 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyGoldeneye129 mi