Overview

Nigg Estuary is part of the Cromarty Firth, a deep estuary on the east coast of the Highlands. This sheltered spot offers flat water conditions in the estuary, with a body of water protected from North Sea swells. Works with east to northeast winds channelled into the firth.

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Spot forecast for Nigg Estuary

Sunrise 08:02 · Sunset 17:59

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

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 02:42 · 2 m
High tide Tue 20 · 09:02 · 3.2 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 12:21 · 2.1 m
High tide Tue 20 · 14:06 · 2.3 m

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Nigg Estuary: 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

376h

in June · 29 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in June: 27 rideable days a month and 376 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is December, at 16 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 69%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is December, with 119 mm.

Monthly averages: Nigg Estuary

Monthly averages — Nigg Estuary — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	19.5	138 h	5 °C	73 mm
February	19.5	151 h	7 °C	64 mm
March	26.5	247 h	9 °C	62 mm
April	24.5	249 h	12 °C	74 mm
May	28.5	299 h	15 °C	66 mm
June	29.0	376 h	16 °C	71 mm
July	26.5	288 h	18 °C	107 mm
August	27.0	244 h	18 °C	64 mm
September	20.0	176 h	15 °C	71 mm
October	19.0	161 h	12 °C	101 mm
November	20.5	118 h	8 °C	74 mm
December	16.0	105 h	7 °C	119 mm

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Technical details of Nigg Estuary spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, SE, 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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