Right now

Temp15°C

Wind21 km/h

Gusts32 km/h

Humidity62.7%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

1.9mm rain forecast

Tidal access: Harbour Wall accessed across the beach at low tide — climb after half tide. Backdoor Wall is non-tidal and can be reached through the cave

Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Wednesday 16 September

Poor

Temp15°C

Rain2mm

Wind22 km/h

Gusts32 km/h

Humidity61%

1.9mm rain forecast

Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

15:00 15° dry 21 — 62.7%

16:00 15° dry 22 — 60.2%

17:00 15° dry 19 — 64.8%

18:00 14° dry 24 — 68%

19:00 14° 0.2mm 28 — 74.3%

20:00 13° 0.7mm 27 — 82.3%

21:00 12° 0.8mm 31 — 89.8%

Thu Thursday 17 September

Caution

Temp14°C

Raindry

Wind38 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity71%

Should be dryWindy — 38 km/h, gusts 0 km/h

Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 28 — 90.6%

07:00 11° dry 28 — 86.8%

08:00 12° dry 30 — 82.4%

09:00 13° dry 36 — 77.9%

10:00 14° dry 39 — 74.9%

11:00 14° dry 37 — 71.2%

12:00 14° dry 37 — 69.3%

13:00 14° dry 39 — 72.2%

14:00 14° dry 37 — 72.5%

15:00 14° dry 39 — 69.6%

16:00 14° dry 39 — 68.2%

17:00 14° dry 36 — 71.2%

18:00 13° dry 33 — 69.3%

19:00 12° dry 32 — 67.8%

20:00 12° dry 32 — 70.7%

21:00 12° dry 33 — 71.8%

Fri Friday 18 September

Poor

Temp14°C

Rain0.4mm

Wind34 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity72%

0.4mm rain forecast

Wet schist is slippery and slow to dry
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 25 — 83.9%

07:00 11° dry 27 — 79.5%

08:00 13° dry 29 — 73%

09:00 14° dry 30 — 73.3%

10:00 14° dry 32 — 68.8%

11:00 15° dry 32 — 64%

12:00 15° 0.2mm 30 — 66.3%

13:00 13° 0.2mm 31 — 76.9%

14:00 13° dry 31 — 78.1%

15:00 14° dry 40 — 72.4%

16:00 13° dry 39 — 79.8%

17:00 13° dry 40 — 82.7%

18:00 13° dry 39 — 85.3%

19:00 14° dry 34 — 87.7%

20:00 14° dry 32 — 89.4%

21:00 14° dry 31 — 89.8%

Sat Saturday 19 September

Good

Temp16°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind28 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity61%

Should be dry

Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 12° dry 35 — 83.5%

12:00 16° dry 28 — 60.8%

18:00 13° dry 21 — 66%

Sun Sunday 20 September

Good

Temp15°C

Raindry

Wind28 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity55%

Should be dry

Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Breezy — helps drying

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 18 — 70.4%

12:00 15° dry 28 — 55%

18:00 13° dry 21 — 64.1%

Mon Monday 21 September

Good

Temp13°C

Rain0.1mm

Wind6 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity67%

Should be dry

Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 10° dry 16 — 78.4%

12:00 13° 0.1mm 6 — 67.2%

18:00 13° dry 12 — 91.2%

Tue Tuesday 22 September

Good

Temp17°C

Rain0.2mm

Wind7 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity86%

Should be dry

Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Damp air — slopers and friction edges may feel greasy

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 12° dry 9 — 95.9%

12:00 17° dry 7 — 85.5%

18:00 17° dry 13 — 84.8%

Wed Wednesday 23 September

Good

Temp16°C

Raindry

Wind18 km/h

Gusts—

Humidity84%

Should be dry

Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade

Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum

06:00 13° dry 14 — 90.1%

12:00 16° dry 18 — 83.7%

18:00 15° dry 14 — 90.8%

Tidal access
Harbour Wall accessed across the beach at low tide — climb after half tide. Backdoor Wall is non-tidal and can be reached through the cave

About Newtonhill (Harbour Wall & Backdoor Wall)

Newtonhill Bay sits eight miles south of Aberdeen and holds two of the finest sea-cliff sectors on the coast, Harbour Wall and Backdoor Wall, linked by a large cave you walk through at low tide. Harbour Wall is a sun-catching, south-of-east-facing sheet with clean vertical wall climbing on positive edges and pockets, while Back Door Wall — its non-tidal continuation — gives shady, sheltered trad on wire cracks and steep grooves. The rock is Dalradian metasedimentary — the psammite-schist belt that begins south of the Aberdeen granite pluton at Cove Bay — sound and well weathered, drying fast in the constant coastal wind. Grades span from S up to solid Extremes and there is one classic single sport line, Underbelly (Fr7b) in the through-cave, which is one of the best hard routes on the coast. Approach is a five-minute walk from parking at the end of Skateraw Road and down the path to the beach; tide tables are essential — Harbour Wall demands half tide or lower for base access.

Region: Scotland - Central & Southern — Aberdeen
Rock type: Schist
Aspect: east-facing
Altitude: 20m
Exposure: medium
Seepage: low

Other crags in this region

Bullers of Buchan Doonies Yawns Boulders Girdle Ness Long Slough Longhaven Cliffs Souter Head