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Newtonhill (Harbour Wall & Backdoor Wall) weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp11°C
Wind25 km/h
Gusts38 km/h
Humidity90.3%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
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
Good friction temperature range for schist
High humidity (90.3%) — schist friction compromised, particularly for bouldering
Humidity 90.3% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 31 October
Good
Temp11°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind25 km/h
Gusts38 km/h
Humidity90%
No recent rain
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
09:00 — dry — — null%
17:00 11° dry 25 — 90.3%
18:00 10° dry 22 — 93.7%
19:00 10° dry 23 — 93.8%
20:00 10° dry 20 — 89.7%
21:00 11° 0.2mm 18 — 85.8%
Sun Sunday 1 November
Good
Temp10°C
Raindry
Wind20 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity69%
No recent rain
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 19 — 88.7%
07:00 7° dry 17 — 90.5%
08:00 7° dry 14 — 89.8%
09:00 8° dry 15 — 81%
10:00 9° dry 13 — 75.3%
11:00 10° dry 17 — 72%
12:00 10° dry 19 — 69.7%
13:00 11° dry 22 — 66.7%
14:00 10° dry 22 — 67.2%
15:00 10° dry 23 — 67%
16:00 10° dry 22 — 67.3%
17:00 8° dry 18 — 71.6%
18:00 8° dry 16 — 76.6%
19:00 7° dry 16 — 77.6%
20:00 7° dry 17 — 77.7%
21:00 7° dry 17 — 80.6%
Mon Monday 2 November
Good
Temp11°C
Raindry
Wind22 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity79%
No recent rain
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 7° dry 12 — 79.5%
07:00 8° dry 13 — 78.7%
08:00 8° dry 16 — 81.4%
09:00 9° dry 17 — 81.3%
10:00 10° dry 20 — 81.1%
11:00 11° dry 22 — 79.1%
12:00 11° dry 24 — 76.8%
13:00 11° dry 24 — 75.7%
14:00 11° dry 21 — 76.3%
15:00 11° dry 22 — 79.6%
16:00 10° dry 20 — 84.2%
17:00 10° dry 20 — 85.7%
18:00 10° dry 22 — 85.2%
19:00 10° dry 24 — 85.6%
20:00 10° dry 25 — 86%
21:00 10° dry 24 — 87.2%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Good
Temp11°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind10 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
No recent rain
  • 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 10° dry 19 — 94.7%
12:00 11° dry 10 — 88.6%
18:00 10° dry 6 — 92.8%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Caution
Temp10°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity92%
No recent rainHumidity 92% — potential fog
  • 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 8° dry 4 — 97.9%
12:00 10° dry 5 — 92.3%
18:00 10° dry 7 — 91.5%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Caution
Temp9°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind9 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity91%
No recent rainHumidity 91% — potential fog
  • 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 9° dry 8 — 89.8%
12:00 9° dry 9 — 91.1%
18:00 9° dry 6 — 94.2%
Fri Friday 6 November
Good
Temp10°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind9 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity74%
No recent rain
  • Schist climbs well when dry; lichen may slow drying in shade
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 8° dry 8 — 94.8%
12:00 10° dry 9 — 74.3%
18:00 9° dry 1 — 88.7%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Good
Temp9°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity87%
No recent rain
  • 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 8° dry 5 — 96.2%
12:00 9° dry 8 — 87.3%
18:00 9° 0.1mm 10 — 83.2%
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. 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

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