Overview

Balephetrish Bay is located on the north coast of Tiree, offering a large sandy beach exposed to north and west winds. It is a versatile spot that works with a wide range of wind directions. The bay is bordered by the spectacular Ringing Stone rock. Good wave conditions in north-west wind.

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Spot forecast for Balephetrish / Tiree

Sunrise 08:10 · Sunset 18:14

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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 4.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 02:02 · 2.9 m Low tide 08:32 · 1.9 m High tide 14:39 · 3.1 m Low tide 21:37 · 1.8 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:07 · 3 m Low tide 09:45 · 1.7 m High tide 15:36 · 3.3 m Low tide 22:23 · 1.5 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:01 · 3.2 m Low tide 10:29 · 1.4 m High tide 16:23 · 3.6 m Low tide 22:58 · 1.2 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:46 · 3.5 m Low tide 11:05 · 1.2 m High tide 17:04 · 3.8 m Low tide 23:30 · 0.9 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:26 · 3.7 m Low tide 11:39 · 0.9 m High tide 17:41 · 4.1 m

Balephetrish / Tiree: 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

361h

in July · 27 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in July: 25 rideable days a month and 361 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is February, at 18.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 48%13-20 knots · 42%21-30 knots · 10%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 48% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is December, with 207 mm.

Monthly averages: Balephetrish / Tiree

Monthly averages — Balephetrish / Tiree — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	22.5	174 h	7 °C	108 mm
February	18.5	166 h	8 °C	128 mm
March	20.0	194 h	9 °C	87 mm
April	20.5	223 h	11 °C	109 mm
May	22.5	284 h	14 °C	66 mm
June	26.5	404 h	14 °C	95 mm
July	27.0	361 h	16 °C	76 mm
August	25.0	302 h	16 °C	179 mm
September	21.0	235 h	14 °C	102 mm
October	19.5	191 h	12 °C	171 mm
November	20.5	171 h	9 °C	159 mm
December	19.5	150 h	9 °C	207 mm

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Technical details of Balephetrish / Tiree spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NE, SSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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