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Consistency
6
difficulty
4
crowd
50M
wave length
REEF
break type
7
WAVE QUALITY
Murkle Point
Left
Castlehill To Murkle
Left
Shit Pipe
Peak
Brimms Ness – The Point
Left
Dunnet Bay
Peak
Sandside Bay
Left
Thurso East
Right
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Shit Pipe Surf Spot

Europe,  United Kingdom + Ireland,  Scotland,  Caithness West
  • What's it like?
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  • Popular questions

Located in West Caithness, Scotland, Shit Pipe is a quality split peak reef break that offers up a good left and right barrel often but also offers sections for performance manoeuvres. The waves here are challenging to surf and break for up to 50 meters over a rock reef. Gets overlooked for its nearby companion Thurso East, but is quite quality.

What are the best surf conditions for Shit Pipe?

Gets good between chest high and double overhead. We recommend riding a longboard here when smaller and a shortboard then step up as the size increases. This break is suitable for intermediate and advanced-level surfers. The surf here is somewhat consistent (5/10) and will generally be uncrowded (4/10). The best winds are from the South. The best swells are from the North and Northwest. Works best on a mid to high tide.

We recommend wearing a 5/4 year-round. In the summer water temperatures rise to 13 degrees. In the winter the water temperatures drop to 7 degrees. See the temperature chart below for more data on this.

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50M LONG WAVE
Reef break OVER Rock BOTTOM

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Seasonal surf conditions at Shit Pipe

The chart below shows seasonal surf data over a 12 month period. Consistency of swells are only recorded for a swell with a period of more than 7 seconds. This data is for the region and not necessarily specific to Shit Pipe. It also shows the peak, shoulder and off peak seasons for surfing at Shit Pipe. Check today's Shit Pipe surf report for current conditions.

Air and sea temperature for surfing at Shit Pipe

The air and sea temperatures at Shit Pipe surf spot are listed below on average over a 12 month period. See our recommendations on what to wear.

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Other Surf Spots Nearby

There are 6 other surf spots near Shit Pipe. Discover them below:

385M

Thurso East

9
Right | Exp Surfers
200m long
Surf forecast
6.9KM

Castlehill To Murkle

8
Left | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
5.1KM

Murkle Point

8
Left | Exp Surfers
200m long
Surf forecast
16.6KM

Sandside Bay

8
Left | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
8.1KM

Brimms Ness – The Point

7
Left | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
9.8KM

Dunnet Bay

2
Peak | Exp Surfers
50m long
Surf forecast

Shit Pipe surf map

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