Overview

Southerness is a spot on the north coast of the Solway Firth, facing England. The south-facing beach offers conditions with south and southwest winds. The Solway Firth has a significant tidal range — check tide times. Southerness Lighthouse nearby.

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Spot forecast for Southerness

Sunrise 07:53 · Sunset 18:04

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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 0.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:36 · 3.2 m High tide 07:47 · 5.9 m Low tide 12:57 · 3.3 m High tide 20:14 · 6.4 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:51 · 3.1 m High tide 08:53 · 6.3 m Low tide 14:14 · 3.2 m High tide 21:13 · 6.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:10 · 2.7 m High tide 09:46 · 6.7 m Low tide 15:30 · 2.9 m High tide 22:01 · 7.3 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:14 · 2.2 m High tide 10:30 · 7.3 m Low tide 16:31 · 2.4 m High tide 22:43 · 7.7 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 05:04 · 1.7 m High tide 11:08 · 7.8 m Low tide 17:21 · 1.9 m High tide 23:21 · 8.2 m

Southerness: 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

344h

in May · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to June, peaking in May: 26 rideable days a month and 344 hours of usable wind, at 12 °C. The low point is November, at 17 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 46%13-20 knots · 44%21-30 knots · 10%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 46% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is December, with 178 mm.

Monthly averages: Southerness

Monthly averages — Southerness — 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	157 h	6 °C	130 mm
February	26.0	248 h	8 °C	101 mm
March	26.0	291 h	10 °C	107 mm
April	25.0	300 h	12 °C	133 mm
May	27.5	344 h	16 °C	100 mm
June	26.0	311 h	16 °C	91 mm
July	24.0	272 h	18 °C	67 mm
August	30.0	379 h	18 °C	132 mm
September	25.5	261 h	16 °C	120 mm
October	23.5	225 h	13 °C	104 mm
November	17.0	139 h	9 °C	141 mm
December	25.5	192 h	8 °C	178 mm

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Technical details of Southerness spot

The spot works with winds from ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW.

Depending on conditions: NE, SW, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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