Sutherland · open water conditions information
Balnakeil Bay (Durness) is a coastal location in Sutherland, one of 8 Sutherland spots covered by NippyIndex.
The shore faces broadly north-west, so it is most open to wind and swell arriving from the north-west.
As a tidal location, its tide predictions are referenced to the nearest tidal station, Kyle of Durness.
NippyIndex draws on published marine and weather data (sea state, wave information and water temperature) and UKHO tidal predictions.
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