Freswick Bay kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

United Kingdom · Scotland

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 10 m 58.59 | -3.07

Overview

Freswick Bay on the north-east coast of Caithness, bay facing north-east towards the North Sea. Quality waves and powerful wind. Isolated spot reserved for experienced riders.

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Spot forecast for Freswick Bay

Sunrise 08:00 · Sunset 17:53

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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 3.2 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now00:401.4 m07:472.5 m12:511.7 m19:482.7 m01:501.3 m08:462.6 m13:581.5 m20:432.9 m02:451.1 m09:312.8 m14:541.4 m21:263 m03:290.9 m10:083 m15:411.2 m22:043.2 m04:080.7 m10:413.2 m16:221 m22:413.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 2.5 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 2.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 2.6 m Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 2.9 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 2.8 m Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 3 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 3 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 3.2 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 3.2 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 3.3 m

Freswick Bay: 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

270h

in June · 23 rideable days

The season runs from April to July, peaking in June: 21 rideable days a month and 270 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is December, at 10.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 12.5 rideable days J February: 11 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 17.5 rideable days A May: 21.5 rideable days M June: 23 rideable days23 d J July: 21.5 rideable days J August: 12 rideable days A September: 13 rideable days S October: 15.5 rideable days O November: 16 rideable days N December: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 12.5 rideable days J February: 11 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 17.5 rideable days A May: 21.5 rideable days M June: 23 rideable days23 d J July: 21.5 rideable days J August: 12 rideable days A September: 13 rideable days S October: 15.5 rideable days O November: 16 rideable days N December: 10.5 rideable days10.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 59%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 59% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is December, with 155 mm.

Monthly averages: Freswick Bay
Monthly averages — Freswick Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 12.5 98 h 5 °C 121 mm
February 11.0 82 h 7 °C 99 mm
March 14.0 140 h 8 °C 81 mm
April 17.5 201 h 10 °C 82 mm
May 21.5 248 h 13 °C 54 mm
June 23.0 270 h 14 °C 133 mm
July 21.5 249 h 16 °C 115 mm
August 12.0 112 h 16 °C 88 mm
September 13.0 134 h 14 °C 105 mm
October 15.5 134 h 11 °C 150 mm
November 16.0 115 h 8 °C 108 mm
December 10.5 64 h 7 °C 155 mm

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Technical details of Freswick Bay spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Depending on conditions WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: ESE, W, WNW.

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