Craig Stirling

3 walls · Weather from the Portlethen to Newtonhill point · Updated Wed 21 Oct, 05:52

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Big sea: up to 2.8 m today. A big sea can reach walls that are not marked tidal. Check the sea and the weather on the day before you commit to a route.

Walls

How sure

Tomorrow

West Buttress: The models differ by up to 3 points at times between 10:00 and 18:00. This touches the best window.

Cracked Actor Wall and East Buttress: The models differ by just over 2 points at times between 12:00 and 18:00. This touches the best window.

Across the crag

Rock now
Wet. 1.6 mm of rain in 24 hours, 1.9 mm in 72.
Low water
Today 03:57, 16:21. Tomorrow 05:01, 17:12.
Sea
2.5 m from the SE, 7 s wind sea. Up to 2.8 m today.
Weather
Portlethen to Newtonhill point, shared along this stretch. Coast counted as facing ESE.

Met Office figures, to 05:00.

Open a wall for its strips, reasons and week. Scores are today, then tomorrow.

West ButtressFaces SE · tidal

03
  • Faces SE
  • Inlet
  • Tidal
Log a day on this wall

Today, Wed 21

Not climbable today. Best 09:00 to 12:00.

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Why

Even the best window is held back by rain and humid air (96% humidity).

What shapes this wall

Sun
Faces south-east and north-east in places, scored as SE. On the face 09:00 to 14:00, when it shines.
Shelter
Narrow inlet. Wind counted at half from every direction. Shelter does not slow drying.
Sea
Onto the face, funnels in the inlet, counted at 1.5 times: 3.8 m at the wall.
Tide
Grip pulls the rock temperature harder towards the sea's, and counts spray from a 2 m sea rather than 2.5 m.
Seepage
None noted.
Birds
Nesting on parts: few nesting birds reported; not confirmed clear. April to July, months not confirmed.

Next 7 days

Wed009–120 h
Thu316–181 h
Fri009–120 h
Sat009–120 h
Sun312–150 h
Mon208–110 h
Tue514–164 h

Cracked Actor WallFaces NE

03
  • Faces NE
  • Inlet
  • Not tidal
Log a day on this wall

Today, Wed 21

Not climbable today. Best 09:00 to 12:00.

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Why

Even the best window is held back by rain and humid air (96% humidity).

What shapes this wall

Sun
Does not reach the face today.
Shelter
Narrow inlet. Wind counted at half from every direction. Shelter does not slow drying.
Sea
Onto the face, funnels in the inlet, counted at 1.5 times: 3.8 m at the wall.
Seepage
None noted.
Birds
Nesting on parts: few nesting birds reported; not confirmed clear. April to July, months not confirmed.

Next 7 days

Wed009–120 h
Thu316–181 h
Fri009–120 h
Sat009–120 h
Sun213–160 h
Mon208–110 h
Tue514–162 h

East ButtressFaces NE · tidal

04
  • Faces NE
  • Sheltered bay
  • Tidal
Log a day on this wall

Today, Wed 21

Not climbable today. Best 09:00 to 12:00.

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Why

Even the best window is held back by rain and humid air (96% humidity).

What shapes this wall

Sun
Does not reach the face today.
Shelter
Back of a bay. Wind counted at half unless it blows onto the face. Shelter does not slow drying.
Sea
Onto the face, counted in full: 2.5 m at the wall.
Tide
Grip pulls the rock temperature harder towards the sea's, and counts spray from a 2 m sea rather than 2.5 m.
Seepage
None noted.
Birds
Nesting on parts: few nesting birds reported; not confirmed clear. April to July, months not confirmed.

Next 7 days

Wed009–120 h
Thu416–184 h
Fri009–120 h
Sat009–120 h
Sun313–160 h
Mon308–110 h
Tue614–166 h

Hour by hour

Grip is the blend of the three models. The points column shows the Met Office figures (the next model's where it does not reach), factors at zero left out. Wet risk is how many models have the rock wet, foggy or raining.

West Buttress, Wed 21 Oct
Wednesday 21 October · low water 03:57, 16:21
TimeGripModelsWet riskHumidityRock over dew pointWindSunSea at wallPoints
09:0000003 in 394%+3.0°CE 30 km/hcloud4.1 mair -3 · dew -1 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
10:0000003 in 397%+2.1°CE 30 km/hcloud4.2 mair -5 · dew -1 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
11:0000003 in 396%+2.0°CE 31 km/hcloud4.1 mair -5 · dew -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
12:0000003 in 397%+1.4°CSE 19 km/hcloud3.9 mair -5 · dew -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
13:0000003 in 396%+1.7°CS 13 km/hcloud3.8 mair -5 · dew -2 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
14:0000003 in 395%+1.6°CSW 15 km/hcloud3.6 mair -5 · dew -2 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
15:0000003 in 393%+2.3°CSW 17 km/hcloud3.4 mair -4 · dew -1 · wind dir +1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
16:0000003 in 393%+2.1°CSW 14 km/hcloud3.2 mair -4 · dew -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
17:0000003 in 394%+2.1°CS 17 km/hcloud3.1 mair -4 · dew -1 · sea -2 · wet -3 · seep -3 (wet, 2.0 mm on the rock)
West Buttress, Thu 22 Oct
Thursday 22 October · low water 05:01, 17:12
TimeGripModelsWet riskHumidityRock over dew pointWindSunSea at wallPoints
09:0011003 in 370%+9.6°CW 27 km/hcloud1.4 mair +2 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -3 (wet, 1.7 mm on the rock)
10:0012003 in 368%+12.5°CW 25 km/hon the face1.4 mair +2 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sun +2 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -3 (wet, 1.5 mm on the rock)
11:0023103 in 364%+12.5°CW 22 km/hon the face1.3 mair +3 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sun +2 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -3 (wet, 1.3 mm on the rock)
12:0034313 in 361%+12.5°CW 22 km/hon the face1.2 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sun +2 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 1.1 mm on the rock)
13:0034333 in 359%+12.4°CW 22 km/hon the face1.1 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sun +2 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 0.8 mm on the rock)
14:0033223 in 354%+10.8°CW 21 km/hsun1.1 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 0.6 mm on the rock)
15:0034233 in 356%+10.1°CW 16 km/hsun1.0 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sea -1 · wet -2 · seep -2 (damp, 0.5 mm on the rock)
16:0045233 in 359%+8.2°CSW 13 km/hsun1.0 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sea -1 · wet -2 (damp, 0.3 mm on the rock)
17:0034323 in 368%+7.4°CSW 13 km/hsun1.0 mair +2 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sea -1 · wet -2 (damp, 0.2 mm on the rock)
West Buttress, Fri 23 Oct
Friday 23 October · low water 05:41, 17:59
TimeGripModelsWet riskHumidityRock over dew pointWindSunSea at wallPoints
09:0010032 in 387%+3.2°CE 31 km/hcloud1.7 mair -2 · haar -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 (raining)
10:0000003 in 390%+2.7°CE 32 km/hcloud2.0 mair -3 · haar -2 · dew -1 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
11:0000003 in 392%+2.1°CE 29 km/hcloud2.2 mair -4 · haar -2 · dew -1 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
12:0000003 in 392%+1.7°CSE 23 km/hcloud2.3 mair -4 · haar -2 · dew -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
13:0000003 in 393%+1.4°CSE 18 km/hcloud2.5 mair -4 · haar -2 · dew -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
14:0000003 in 394%+1.1°CSE 12 km/hcloud2.6 mair -5 · haar -2 · dew -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
15:0000003 in 396%+0.8°CSE 6 km/hcloud2.6 mair -5 · haar -2 · dew -3 · wind -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
16:0000003 in 396%+1.2°CS 4 km/hcloud2.6 mair -5 · haar -2 · dew -2 · wind -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
Cracked Actor Wall, Wed 21 Oct
Wednesday 21 October · low water 03:57, 16:21
TimeGripModelsWet riskHumidityRock over dew pointWindSunSea at wallPoints
09:0000003 in 394%+2.3°CE 30 km/hcloud4.1 mair -4 · dew -1 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
10:0000003 in 397%+1.5°CE 30 km/hcloud4.2 mair -5 · dew -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
11:0000003 in 396%+1.4°CE 31 km/hcloud4.1 mair -5 · dew -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
12:0000003 in 397%+0.9°CSE 19 km/hcloud3.9 mair -5 · dew -3 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
13:0000003 in 396%+1.2°CS 13 km/hcloud3.8 mair -5 · dew -2 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
14:0000003 in 395%+1.1°CSW 15 km/hcloud3.6 mair -5 · dew -2 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
15:0000003 in 393%+1.7°CSW 17 km/hcloud3.4 mair -4 · dew -2 · wind dir +1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
16:0000003 in 393%+1.6°CSW 14 km/hcloud3.2 mair -4 · dew -2 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
17:0000003 in 394%+1.6°CS 17 km/hcloud3.1 mair -5 · dew -2 · sea -2 · wet -3 · seep -3 (wet, 2.0 mm on the rock)
Cracked Actor Wall, Thu 22 Oct
Thursday 22 October · low water 05:01, 17:12
TimeGripModelsWet riskHumidityRock over dew pointWindSunSea at wallPoints
09:0011003 in 370%+8.2°CW 27 km/hcloud1.4 mair +2 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -3 (wet, 1.7 mm on the rock)
10:0012003 in 368%+8.6°CW 25 km/hsun1.4 mair +2 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -3 (wet, 1.5 mm on the rock)
11:0022103 in 364%+8.7°CW 22 km/hsun1.3 mair +3 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -3 (wet, 1.4 mm on the rock)
12:0033213 in 361%+8.8°CW 22 km/hsun1.2 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 1.2 mm on the rock)
13:0033223 in 359%+8.7°CW 22 km/hsun1.1 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 1.0 mm on the rock)
14:0033223 in 354%+9.7°CW 21 km/hsun1.1 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 0.8 mm on the rock)
15:0033233 in 356%+9.0°CW 16 km/hsun1.0 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 0.7 mm on the rock)
16:0044233 in 359%+7.0°CSW 13 km/hsun1.0 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 (wet, 0.5 mm on the rock)
17:0034323 in 368%+6.1°CSW 13 km/hsun1.0 mair +2 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sea -1 · wet -2 (damp, 0.4 mm on the rock)
Cracked Actor Wall, Fri 23 Oct
Friday 23 October · low water 05:41, 17:59
TimeGripModelsWet riskHumidityRock over dew pointWindSunSea at wallPoints
09:0010022 in 387%+1.9°CE 31 km/hcloud1.7 mair -3 · haar -2 · dew -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 (raining)
10:0000003 in 390%+1.5°CE 32 km/hcloud2.0 mair -4 · haar -2 · dew -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
11:0000003 in 392%+0.9°CE 29 km/hcloud2.2 mair -4 · haar -2 · dew -3 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
12:0000003 in 392%+0.6°CSE 23 km/hcloud2.3 mair -4 · haar -2 · dew -3 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
13:0000003 in 393%+0.3°CSE 18 km/hcloud2.5 mair -4 · haar -2 · dew -3 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
14:0000003 in 394%+0.1°CSE 12 km/hcloud2.6 mair -5 · haar -2 · dew -3 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
15:0000003 in 396%-0.2°CSE 6 km/hcloud2.6 mair -5 · haar -2 · dew -4 · wind -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
16:0000003 in 396%+0.1°CS 4 km/hcloud2.6 mair -5 · haar -2 · dew -3 · wind -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
East Buttress, Wed 21 Oct
Wednesday 21 October · low water 03:57, 16:21
TimeGripModelsWet riskHumidityRock over dew pointWindSunSea at wallPoints
09:0000003 in 394%+3.0°CE 30 km/hcloud2.8 mair -3 · dew -1 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
10:0000003 in 397%+2.1°CE 30 km/hcloud2.8 mair -5 · dew -1 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
11:0000003 in 396%+2.0°CE 31 km/hcloud2.7 mair -5 · dew -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
12:0000003 in 397%+1.4°CSE 19 km/hcloud2.6 mair -5 · dew -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
13:0000003 in 396%+1.7°CS 13 km/hcloud2.5 mair -5 · dew -2 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
14:0000003 in 395%+1.6°CSW 15 km/hcloud2.4 mair -5 · dew -2 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
15:0000003 in 393%+2.3°CSW 17 km/hcloud2.3 mair -4 · dew -1 · wind dir +1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
16:0000003 in 393%+2.1°CSW 14 km/hcloud2.2 mair -4 · dew -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
17:0000003 in 394%+2.1°CS 17 km/hcloud2.1 mair -4 · dew -1 · sea -2 · wet -3 · seep -3 (wet, 2.0 mm on the rock)
East Buttress, Thu 22 Oct
Thursday 22 October · low water 05:01, 17:12
TimeGripModelsWet riskHumidityRock over dew pointWindSunSea at wallPoints
09:0011003 in 370%+9.6°CW 27 km/hcloud0.9 mair +2 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -3 (wet, 1.7 mm on the rock)
10:0012003 in 368%+10.0°CW 25 km/hsun0.9 mair +2 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -3 (wet, 1.5 mm on the rock)
11:0022103 in 364%+10.0°CW 22 km/hsun0.9 mair +3 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -3 (wet, 1.4 mm on the rock)
12:0033213 in 361%+10.0°CW 22 km/hsun0.8 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 1.2 mm on the rock)
13:0034333 in 359%+9.9°CW 22 km/hsun0.8 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 1.0 mm on the rock)
14:0044333 in 354%+10.8°CW 21 km/hsun0.7 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 0.8 mm on the rock)
15:0044333 in 356%+10.1°CW 16 km/hsun0.7 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 0.7 mm on the rock)
16:0045333 in 359%+8.2°CSW 13 km/hsun0.7 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wet -3 (wet, 0.5 mm on the rock)
17:0044323 in 368%+7.4°CSW 13 km/hsun0.6 mair +2 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wet -2 (damp, 0.4 mm on the rock)
East Buttress, Fri 23 Oct
Friday 23 October · low water 05:41, 17:59
TimeGripModelsWet riskHumidityRock over dew pointWindSunSea at wallPoints
09:0010042 in 387%+3.2°CE 31 km/hcloud1.2 mair -2 · haar -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -1 · wet -5 (raining)
10:0000003 in 390%+2.7°CE 32 km/hcloud1.3 mair -3 · haar -2 · dew -1 · wind dir -1 · sea -1 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
11:0000003 in 392%+2.1°CE 29 km/hcloud1.4 mair -4 · haar -2 · dew -1 · wind dir -1 · sea -1 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
12:0000003 in 392%+1.7°CSE 23 km/hcloud1.6 mair -4 · haar -2 · dew -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
13:0000003 in 393%+1.4°CSE 18 km/hcloud1.7 mair -4 · haar -2 · dew -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
14:0000003 in 394%+1.1°CSE 12 km/hcloud1.7 mair -5 · haar -2 · dew -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
15:0000003 in 396%+0.8°CSE 6 km/hcloud1.7 mair -5 · haar -2 · dew -3 · wind -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
16:0000003 in 396%+1.2°CS 4 km/hcloud1.7 mair -5 · haar -2 · dew -2 · wind -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)

Models: Met Office, ECMWF, ICON, in that order.

Logged days here

DateWallFeltGrip saidActual weather
1 Oct 2026East ButtressGrippy6 Grippy6
26 Sep 2026East ButtressClimbable6 Grippy6