Overview

Blackmill Bay is a bay on the island of Luing, a small island south of Oban accessible by ferry from Seil. Sheltered spot between the islands of the west coast with moderate conditions. Wild and isolated setting.

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Spot forecast for Blackmill Bay

Sunrise 08:04 · Sunset 18:09

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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 4.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:30 · 2.9 m Low tide 08:58 · 2 m High tide 14:16 · 3.1 m Low tide 21:46 · 1.9 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:36 · 3 m Low tide 09:51 · 1.7 m High tide 15:14 · 3.3 m Low tide 22:22 · 1.6 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:33 · 3.2 m Low tide 10:26 · 1.5 m High tide 16:02 · 3.5 m Low tide 22:53 · 1.3 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:20 · 3.4 m Low tide 10:57 · 1.2 m High tide 16:43 · 3.8 m Low tide 23:22 · 1 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:01 · 3.7 m Low tide 11:27 · 0.9 m High tide 17:20 · 4 m Low tide 23:51 · 0.7 m

Blackmill 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

361h

in June · 28 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in June: 25 rideable days a month and 361 hours of usable wind, at 14 °C. The low point is September, at 17.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 51%13-20 knots · 41%21-30 knots · 8%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 51% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is December, with 210 mm.

Monthly averages: Blackmill Bay

Monthly averages — Blackmill 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	23.5	167 h	6 °C	109 mm
February	22.5	198 h	8 °C	169 mm
March	23.0	206 h	10 °C	87 mm
April	24.0	202 h	12 °C	100 mm
May	24.0	242 h	16 °C	85 mm
June	28.0	361 h	14 °C	126 mm
July	25.5	305 h	17 °C	93 mm
August	25.0	308 h	17 °C	184 mm
September	17.5	183 h	15 °C	151 mm
October	21.0	173 h	12 °C	182 mm
November	18.0	149 h	9 °C	174 mm
December	19.5	148 h	8 °C	210 mm

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Technical details of Blackmill Bay spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, 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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