Right now

Temp14°C

Wind20 km/h

Gusts30 km/h

Humidity67.2%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

1.6mm rain forecast

Good friction temperature range for granite

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 16 September

Poor

Temp13°C

Rain2mm

Wind21 km/h

Gusts30 km/h

Humidity72%

1.6mm rain forecast

Good conditions for granite
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

15:00 14° dry 20 — 67.2%

16:00 13° dry 21 — 76.6%

17:00 13° dry 23 — 81.6%

18:00 13° dry 24 — 86.9%

19:00 14° dry 27 — 73.3%

20:00 13° dry 25 — 72.8%

21:00 13° 0.6mm 28 — 80.1%

Thu Thursday 17 September

Poor

Temp15°C

Rain0.4mm

Wind28 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity66%

0.4mm rain forecast

Good conditions for granite
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 9° dry 22 — 92.1%

07:00 10° dry 20 — 90.7%

08:00 11° dry 23 — 84%

09:00 13° dry 22 — 75.6%

10:00 14° dry 27 — 72.6%

11:00 15° dry 28 — 65.5%

12:00 15° dry 28 — 64.4%

13:00 15° dry 28 — 65.1%

14:00 15° dry 27 — 66%

15:00 15° dry 28 — 62.7%

16:00 15° dry 33 — 64%

17:00 14° dry 32 — 65.8%

18:00 13° dry 32 — 66.3%

19:00 12° dry 34 — 65.9%

20:00 12° dry 34 — 66.7%

21:00 12° dry 31 — 67.7%

Fri Friday 18 September

Poor

Temp14°C

Rain1mm

Wind26 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity70%

1.1mm rain forecast

Good conditions for granite
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 23 — 79.5%

07:00 11° dry 23 — 76.7%

08:00 12° dry 23 — 78.2%

09:00 13° dry 22 — 72.2%

10:00 15° dry 23 — 66.6%

11:00 15° dry 23 — 61.9%

12:00 16° dry 21 — 59.5%

13:00 16° 0.5mm 27 — 58.7%

14:00 13° 0.4mm 26 — 78.1%

15:00 13° 0.2mm 26 — 85.7%

16:00 13° dry 33 — 82.2%

17:00 13° dry 36 — 80.6%

18:00 13° dry 38 — 82.5%

19:00 13° dry 35 — 83.5%

20:00 13° dry 31 — 86.5%

21:00 13° dry 31 — 87.7%

Sat Saturday 19 September

Good

Temp17°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind24 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity56%

Should be dry

Good conditions for granite
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 11° dry 31 — 81.7%

12:00 17° dry 24 — 56.2%

18:00 13° dry 21 — 62.7%

Sun Sunday 20 September

Caution

Temp14°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind36 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity64%

Should be dryWindy — 36 km/h, gusts 0 km/h

Good conditions for granite
Very windy — exposed routes will be unpleasant
Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 24 — 74.5%

12:00 14° dry 36 — 63.8%

18:00 13° dry 35 — 69.8%

Mon Monday 21 September

Good

Temp13°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind11 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity72%

Should be dry

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 20 — 84%

12:00 13° dry 11 — 72.2%

18:00 12° dry 12 — 83.5%

Tue Tuesday 22 September

Poor

Temp19°C

Rain0.3mm

Wind5 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity81%

0.3mm rain forecast

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° dry 8 — 93.5%

12:00 19° 0.1mm 5 — 80.8%

18:00 16° dry 5 — 94.9%

Wed Wednesday 23 September

Good

Temp17°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind10 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity83%

Should be dry

Good conditions for granite

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 12° dry 5 — 97.8%

12:00 17° dry 10 — 83%

18:00 16° dry 14 — 89.9%

Bird ban (1 April to 31 July)
SWT wildlife reserve with large seabird colonies — most cliff sectors are closed during nesting. Check the reserve access notes before visiting in spring or early summer

About Longhaven Cliffs

Longhaven Cliffs is the primary Aberdeenshire pink-granite sea-cliff venue, running a two-and-a-half mile stretch of coast between Peterhead and Cruden Bay, with cliffs rising to sixty metres and studded with inlets, stacks, caves and arches. The rock is the north-east's famous pink granite — the same stone the fountains in Trafalgar Square are cut from — offering rough, weathered walls with excellent friction, positive edges and clean crack lines. Facing east into the North Sea, the cliffs dry rapidly in the Buchan wind and offer some of Scotland's longest single-pitch granite sea-cliff routes; Munich Buttress in particular is noted for reliable conditions and quality lines including the classic American Route. The venue is a Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve and holds huge seabird populations, so a formal bird ban keeps most sectors off-limits from April through July. Approach is fifteen minutes across the reserve from the signed car park off the A975.

Region: Scotland - Central & Southern — Aberdeen
Rock type: Granite
Aspect: east-facing
Altitude: 40m
Exposure: medium
Seepage: low

Other crags in this region

Bullers of Buchan Doonies Yawns Boulders Girdle Ness Long Slough Newtonhill (Harbour Wall & Backdoor Wall)Souter Head