Overview

Balmedie Beach is a long sandy and dune beach north of Aberdeen, part of the Balmedie Country Park nature reserve. Facing east towards the North Sea, the beach offers a wilder setting than Aberdeen's urban beaches. Good space for sailing.

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Spot forecast for Balmedie Beach

Sunrise 07:52 · Sunset 17:52

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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 2.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 03:09 · 1.7 m High tide 09:36 · 3.1 m Low tide 15:27 · 2 m High tide 21:48 · 3.4 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 04:19 · 1.6 m High tide 10:41 · 3.2 m Low tide 16:34 · 1.8 m High tide 22:46 · 3.5 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 05:12 · 1.3 m High tide 11:31 · 3.5 m Low tide 17:26 · 1.6 m High tide 23:33 · 3.7 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 05:54 · 1 m High tide 12:12 · 3.7 m Low tide 18:09 · 1.4 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 00:15 · 3.9 m Low tide 06:32 · 0.8 m High tide 12:50 · 4 m Low tide 18:47 · 1.2 m

Balmedie Beach: 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

162h

in June · 18.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in June: 17 rideable days a month and 162 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is February, at 9.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 3%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 October, with 115 mm.

Monthly averages: Balmedie Beach

Monthly averages — Balmedie Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	15.5	113 h	5 °C	66 mm
February	9.5	72 h	7 °C	60 mm
March	15.0	155 h	9 °C	59 mm
April	16.0	178 h	10 °C	69 mm
May	16.5	218 h	14 °C	36 mm
June	18.5	162 h	16 °C	43 mm
July	17.5	187 h	17 °C	75 mm
August	9.5	71 h	18 °C	47 mm
September	15.5	142 h	14 °C	42 mm
October	13.5	106 h	12 °C	115 mm
November	14.5	113 h	8 °C	74 mm
December	10.0	62 h	7 °C	81 mm

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Technical details of Balmedie Beach spot

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

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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Ogimet - Aberdeen / Dyce (United Kingdom)12.3 km

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