Overview

Prestwick is a sandy beach on the Ayrshire coast, between Ayr and Troon. Facing west, the beach offers regular conditions in south-west winds. Accessible spot with a good seafront. Prestwick is known for its airport and its historic golf course.

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Spot forecast for Prestwick

Sunrise 07:59 · Sunset 18:07

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

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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 4.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:55 · 1.1 m High tide 07:12 · 2.4 m Low tide 14:07 · 1.3 m High tide 19:29 · 2.7 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:49 · 1 m High tide 08:38 · 2.5 m Low tide 15:01 · 1.2 m High tide 20:44 · 2.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:39 · 0.8 m High tide 09:48 · 2.6 m Low tide 15:51 · 1.1 m High tide 21:48 · 2.9 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:22 · 0.7 m High tide 10:44 · 2.8 m Low tide 16:34 · 1 m High tide 22:45 · 3 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:58 · 0.6 m High tide 11:33 · 3 m Low tide 17:11 · 0.9 m High tide 23:38 · 3.1 m

Prestwick: 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

437h

in June · 29 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in June: 26 rideable days a month and 437 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is March, at 16.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 58%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 58% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is August, with 126 mm.

Monthly averages: Prestwick

Monthly averages — Prestwick — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	21.5	177 h	7 °C	76 mm
February	18.5	177 h	8 °C	98 mm
March	16.5	178 h	10 °C	82 mm
April	19.5	200 h	13 °C	92 mm
May	23.0	221 h	17 °C	77 mm
June	29.0	437 h	16 °C	81 mm
July	24.5	330 h	17 °C	72 mm
August	27.0	370 h	18 °C	126 mm
September	17.5	201 h	15 °C	83 mm
October	19.5	218 h	13 °C	82 mm
November	18.0	144 h	9 °C	99 mm
December	20.0	158 h	8 °C	122 mm

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Technical details of Prestwick spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: N, SSE, 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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