Overview

Penllech is an isolated beach on the north coast of the Llyn Peninsula, facing northwest. A wild and uncrowded sandy beach, accessible by a footpath. Conditions with northwest and west winds.

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Spot forecast for Penllech

Sunrise 07:53 · Sunset 18:12

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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 5.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 06:00 · 3.2 m Low tide 11:48 · 2.2 m High tide 18:16 · 3.5 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:49 · 1.9 m High tide 06:53 · 3.4 m Low tide 12:59 · 2 m High tide 19:03 · 3.7 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:39 · 1.6 m High tide 07:35 · 3.6 m Low tide 13:48 · 1.8 m High tide 19:41 · 3.9 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:17 · 1.4 m High tide 08:09 · 3.8 m Low tide 14:27 · 1.5 m High tide 20:14 · 4.1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 02:52 · 1.1 m High tide 08:40 · 4 m Low tide 15:03 · 1.3 m High tide 20:44 · 4.3 m

Penllech: 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

404h

in June · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in June: 26 rideable days a month and 404 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is November, at 15.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 57%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 57% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is November, with 166 mm.

Monthly averages: Penllech

Monthly averages — Penllech — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.5	159 h	7 °C	151 mm
February	17.0	163 h	9 °C	100 mm
March	18.0	176 h	11 °C	121 mm
April	19.5	204 h	13 °C	145 mm
May	26.5	298 h	16 °C	54 mm
June	28.5	404 h	17 °C	59 mm
July	27.0	332 h	18 °C	59 mm
August	28.0	322 h	19 °C	58 mm
September	21.5	224 h	16 °C	148 mm
October	16.0	165 h	14 °C	98 mm
November	15.5	128 h	11 °C	166 mm
December	17.0	152 h	9 °C	157 mm

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Technical details of Penllech spot

The spot works with winds from N, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NNE, SSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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