The Less Is More Buttress

1 wall · 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.

How sure

Tomorrow: The models differ by up to 3 points at times between 10:00 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.

The Less Is More Buttress

  • Faces S
  • Open
  • Part tidal

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 crag

Sun
On the face 09:00 to 17:00, when it shines.
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
No information. Grip does not know whether birds nest here.

Next 7 days

Wed009–120 h
Thu514–175 h
Fri009–120 h
Sat009–120 h
Sun314–160 h
Mon308–110 h
Tue714–166 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.

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 · wind +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 · wind +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 · wind +1 · sea -2 · wet -3 · seep -3 (wet, 2.0 mm on the rock)
Thu 22 Oct
Thursday 22 October · low water 05:01, 17:12
TimeGripModelsWet riskHumidityRock over dew pointWindSunSea at wallPoints
09:0012003 in 370%+9.6°CW 27 km/hcloud0.9 mair +2 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wind +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -3 (wet, 1.7 mm on the rock)
10:0023003 in 368%+12.5°CW 25 km/hon the face0.9 mair +2 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wind +1 · sun +2 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -3 (wet, 1.5 mm on the rock)
11:0023213 in 364%+12.5°CW 22 km/hon the face0.9 mair +3 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wind +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 face0.8 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wind +1 · sun +2 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 1.1 mm on the rock)
13:0045433 in 359%+12.4°CW 22 km/hon the face0.8 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wind +1 · sun +2 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 0.8 mm on the rock)
14:0045443 in 354%+13.3°CW 21 km/hon the face0.7 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wind +1 · sun +2 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 0.6 mm on the rock)
15:0055443 in 356%+12.6°CW 16 km/hon the face0.7 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wind +1 · sun +2 · wet -2 · seep -2 (damp, 0.4 mm on the rock)
16:0056443 in 359%+10.7°CSW 13 km/hon the face0.7 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · sun +2 · wet -2 (damp, 0.2 mm on the rock)
17:0045422 in 368%+7.4°CSW 13 km/hsun0.6 mair +2 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wind +1 · sun +1 · wet -1 (drying)
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 · wind +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 · wind +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 · 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.

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