Overview

Shandwick Bay is a sandy bay on the east coast of the Highlands, between Tain and the Cromarty Firth. Facing east, the bay offers conditions with east and northeast winds. An uncrowded spot with a quiet rural setting.

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Spot forecast for Shandwick Bay

Sunrise 08:01 · Sunset 17:59

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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 2.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:08 · 1.9 m High tide 01:28 · 2 m Low tide 02:39 · 1.9 m High tide 09:01 · 3.1 m Low tide 12:23 · 2.1 m High tide 14:08 · 2.2 m Low tide 14:58 · 2.2 m High tide 21:10 · 3.4 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 03:36 · 1.7 m High tide 09:50 · 3.3 m Low tide 13:37 · 2.1 m High tide 14:31 · 2.1 m Low tide 15:53 · 2 m High tide 21:55 · 3.6 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 04:21 · 1.5 m High tide 10:31 · 3.6 m Low tide 16:36 · 1.8 m High tide 22:31 · 3.7 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:56 · 1.3 m High tide 11:05 · 3.8 m Low tide 17:08 · 1.6 m High tide 22:57 · 3.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 05:21 · 1.1 m High tide 11:32 · 4 m Low tide 17:13 · 1.4 m High tide 23:12 · 4.1 m

Shandwick 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

241h

in May · 23.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 21 rideable days a month and 241 hours of usable wind, at 14 °C. The low point is December, at 8.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 79%13-20 knots · 20%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 79% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 4 °C. The wettest month is December, with 112 mm.

Monthly averages: Shandwick Bay

Monthly averages — Shandwick 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	10.0	68 h	4 °C	73 mm
February	10.0	76 h	7 °C	65 mm
March	21.0	173 h	9 °C	58 mm
April	20.5	197 h	12 °C	71 mm
May	23.5	241 h	15 °C	75 mm
June	17.0	175 h	15 °C	87 mm
July	21.0	175 h	18 °C	108 mm
August	14.0	93 h	18 °C	63 mm
September	16.0	130 h	14 °C	64 mm
October	13.5	89 h	12 °C	107 mm
November	13.0	79 h	8 °C	75 mm
December	8.5	56 h	7 °C	112 mm

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Technical details of Shandwick Bay 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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