Overview

Banff Links est une plage de sable sur la côte nord de l'Aberdeenshire, orientée nord face au Moray Firth. Spot accessible avec un parking proche et des conditions modérées. La ville historique de Banff offre une bonne base pour explorer les spots de la côte nord-est.

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Spot forecast for Banff Links

Sunrise 07:56 · Sunset 17:53

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:43 · 1.7 m High tide 08:49 · 2.7 m Low tide 13:37 · 1.9 m High tide 20:50 · 3 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 03:09 · 1.5 m High tide 09:44 · 2.9 m Low tide 15:14 · 1.8 m High tide 21:42 · 3.2 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 04:01 · 1.3 m High tide 10:26 · 3.1 m Low tide 16:09 · 1.6 m High tide 22:22 · 3.4 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:40 · 1 m High tide 11:01 · 3.4 m Low tide 16:51 · 1.4 m High tide 22:55 · 3.5 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 05:14 · 0.8 m High tide 11:31 · 3.6 m Low tide 17:26 · 1.2 m High tide 23:27 · 3.7 m

Banff Links: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

208h

in May · 22 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in May: 19 rideable days a month and 208 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is December, at 8 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is December, with 103 mm.

Monthly averages: Banff Links

Monthly averages — Banff Links — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	11.5	94 h	5 °C	78 mm
February	8.5	51 h	7 °C	61 mm
March	12.5	116 h	9 °C	53 mm
April	17.5	176 h	12 °C	61 mm
May	22.0	208 h	15 °C	46 mm
June	20.0	216 h	16 °C	79 mm
July	19.5	208 h	18 °C	98 mm
August	15.5	117 h	19 °C	41 mm
September	14.0	127 h	15 °C	58 mm
October	13.0	113 h	12 °C	81 mm
November	12.5	98 h	8 °C	92 mm
December	8.0	55 h	7 °C	103 mm

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Technical details of Banff Links spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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