Overview

Tralee Bay Beach is a sandy beach near Benderloch, north of Oban. Facing south-west in the Lynn of Lorn, the bay offers sheltered conditions with a relatively calm body of water. View of the Isle of Lismore. Easy access from the A828 road.

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Spot forecast for Tralee Bay Beach

Sunrise 08:04 · Sunset 18:08

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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 7.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:34 · 2.9 m Low tide 05:58 · 2.2 m High tide 06:40 · 2.3 m Low tide 09:14 · 2.1 m High tide 14:20 · 3.2 m Low tide 21:57 · 2 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:41 · 3 m Low tide 10:04 · 1.8 m High tide 15:21 · 3.4 m Low tide 22:35 · 1.6 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:42 · 3.2 m Low tide 10:40 · 1.5 m High tide 16:14 · 3.6 m Low tide 23:07 · 1.3 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:35 · 3.5 m Low tide 11:12 · 1.2 m High tide 16:59 · 3.9 m Low tide 23:37 · 1 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:20 · 3.7 m Low tide 11:44 · 1 m High tide 17:39 · 4.1 m

Tralee Bay 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

226h

in April · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in April: 26 rideable days a month and 226 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is September, at 16 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is December, with 264 mm.

Monthly averages: Tralee Bay Beach

Monthly averages — Tralee Bay 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	19.0	124 h	6 °C	138 mm
February	20.5	172 h	7 °C	176 mm
March	18.0	171 h	10 °C	109 mm
April	26.5	226 h	13 °C	104 mm
May	26.0	246 h	17 °C	90 mm
June	26.5	339 h	15 °C	118 mm
July	24.5	273 h	17 °C	88 mm
August	26.0	288 h	17 °C	199 mm
September	16.0	171 h	16 °C	114 mm
October	19.5	159 h	13 °C	162 mm
November	16.0	120 h	9 °C	169 mm
December	17.5	122 h	7 °C	264 mm

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Technical details of Tralee Bay Beach spot

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, SSW, SW, WSW.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, E, S, W, 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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