Overview

Redcastle is a spot on the south shore of the Beauly Firth, a deep sea inlet near Inverness. The sheltered estuary water body offers flat water conditions with wind channelled through the firth. Spot accessible from Inverness.

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Spot forecast for Redcastle

Sunrise 08:02 · Sunset 18:01

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 14:02 · 2.3 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 15:10 · 2.3 m
High tide Tue 20 · 21:17 · 3.5 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 01:18 · 1.9 m

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Redcastle: 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

346h

in June · 28 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in June: 26 rideable days a month and 346 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is December, at 14 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 75%13-20 knots · 23%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 75% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is December, with 149 mm.

Monthly averages: Redcastle

Monthly averages — Redcastle — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.0	119 h	5 °C	69 mm
February	17.5	135 h	7 °C	79 mm
March	23.5	210 h	10 °C	70 mm
April	23.0	229 h	12 °C	74 mm
May	27.0	244 h	16 °C	69 mm
June	28.0	346 h	16 °C	83 mm
July	27.0	277 h	19 °C	91 mm
August	25.5	247 h	18 °C	69 mm
September	16.5	146 h	15 °C	67 mm
October	19.0	154 h	12 °C	110 mm
November	18.0	99 h	8 °C	90 mm
December	14.0	97 h	7 °C	149 mm

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Technical details of Redcastle spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SW, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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