The Red Cliff

1 wall · Weather from the Nigg Bay to Findon point · Updated Wed 21 Oct, 06:50

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Big sea: up to 2.9 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. 1.4 mm of rain in 24 hours, 1.5 mm in 72.
Low water
Today 03:51, 16:12. Tomorrow 04:54, 17:06.
Sea
2.7 m from the SE, 7 s wind sea. Up to 2.9 m today.
Weather
Nigg Bay to Findon point, shared along this stretch. Coast counted as facing ESE.

Met Office figures, to 06:00.

The Red Cliff

  • Faces SE
  • Open
  • 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 (93% humidity).

What shapes this crag

Sun
On the face 09:00 to 14:00, when it shines.
Sea
Onto the face, counted in full: 2.7 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
Reported nesting, April to August. Gulls take over most holds in season; the mess is slow to clear and can stop climbing into winter.

Next 7 days

Wed009–120 h
Thu414–175 h
Fri109–120 h
Sat009–120 h
Sun314–160 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.

Wed 21 Oct
Wednesday 21 October · low water 03:51, 16:12
TimeGripModelsWet riskHumidityRock over dew pointWindSunSea at wallPoints
09:0000003 in 391%+3.2°CE 26 km/hcloud2.8 mair -3 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
10:0000003 in 393%+2.8°CE 29 km/hcloud2.9 mair -4 · dew -1 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
11:0000003 in 395%+2.1°CE 27 km/hcloud2.8 mair -5 · dew -1 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
12:0000003 in 395%+1.9°CE 24 km/hcloud2.7 mair -5 · dew -2 · wind dir -1 · wind +1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
13:0000003 in 393%+2.0°CS 14 km/hcloud2.6 mair -4 · dew -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
14:0000003 in 395%+1.6°CSW 13 km/hcloud2.5 mair -5 · dew -2 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
15:0000003 in 394%+1.9°CSW 19 km/hcloud2.4 mair -5 · dew -2 · wind dir +1 · wind +1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
16:0000003 in 393%+1.9°CSW 12 km/hcloud2.3 mair -4 · dew -2 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
17:0000003 in 392%+1.9°CS 16 km/hcloud2.2 mair -4 · dew -2 · wind +1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
Thu 22 Oct
Thursday 22 October · low water 04:54, 17:06
TimeGripModelsWet riskHumidityRock over dew pointWindSunSea at wallPoints
09:0012003 in 370%+9.2°CW 24 km/hcloud1.0 mair +2 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wind +1 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -3 (wet, 1.7 mm on the rock)
10:0023013 in 366%+12.5°CW 23 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)
11:0034213 in 363%+12.4°CW 20 km/hon the face0.9 mair +3 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wind +1 · sun +2 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 1.3 mm on the rock)
12:0034313 in 358%+12.8°CW 23 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)
13:0044333 in 358%+12.5°CW 20 km/hon the face0.8 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wind +1 · sun +2 · sea -1 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 0.8 mm on the rock)
14:0044343 in 354%+10.6°CW 20 km/hsun0.7 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wind +1 · wet -3 · seep -2 (wet, 0.6 mm on the rock)
15:0056343 in 353%+10.7°CW 19 km/hsun0.7 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wind +1 · wet -2 (damp, 0.4 mm on the rock)
16:0045333 in 355%+8.8°CW 12 km/hsun0.7 mair +4 · dew +1 · wind dir +1 · wet -2 (damp, 0.3 mm on the rock)
17:0045323 in 365%+7.3°CSW 12 km/hsun0.6 mair +3 · dew +1 · wet -2 (damp, 0.2 mm on the rock)
Fri 23 Oct
Friday 23 October · low water 05:35, 17:54
TimeGripModelsWet riskHumidityRock over dew pointWindSunSea at wallPoints
09:0020052 in 387%+3.0°CE 31 km/hcloud1.1 mair -2 · haar -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -1 · wet -5 (raining)
10:0000013 in 390%+2.6°CE 32 km/hcloud1.3 mair -3 · haar -2 · dew -1 · wind dir -1 · sea -1 · wet -5 · seep -2 (raining)
11:0000003 in 392%+1.9°CE 29 km/hcloud1.5 mair -4 · haar -2 · dew -2 · wind dir -1 · sea -1 · wet -5 · seep -3 (raining)
12:0000003 in 392%+1.6°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%+1.2°CSE 18 km/hcloud1.8 mair -4 · haar -2 · dew -2 · wind dir -1 · wind +1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
14:0000003 in 394%+0.9°CSE 12 km/hcloud1.8 mair -5 · haar -2 · dew -3 · wind dir -1 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
15:0000003 in 396%+0.7°CSE 6 km/hcloud1.8 mair -5 · haar -2 · dew -3 · sea -2 · wet -5 · seep -4 (raining)
16:0000003 in 396%+1.2°CS 4 km/hcloud1.8 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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