Overview

Portobello Beach is Edinburgh's main beach, a long stretch of sand in the heart of the city. Facing north towards the Firth of Forth, it is the most accessible spot in the Scottish capital. Very busy in summer. A good urban spot in northerly winds.

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Spot forecast for Portobello Beach

Sunrise 07:54 · Sunset 18:00

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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 5.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 04:39 · 2.1 m High tide 10:54 · 4 m Low tide 17:01 · 2.4 m High tide 23:13 · 4.3 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 05:39 · 1.9 m High tide 11:53 · 4.2 m Low tide 17:59 · 2.2 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 00:07 · 4.5 m Low tide 06:29 · 1.6 m High tide 12:43 · 4.5 m Low tide 18:48 · 1.9 m
Friday 23 October High tide 00:54 · 4.8 m Low tide 07:12 · 1.2 m High tide 13:26 · 4.9 m Low tide 19:30 · 1.6 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 01:36 · 5 m Low tide 07:51 · 1 m High tide 14:06 · 5.1 m Low tide 20:08 · 1.3 m

Portobello Beach: 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

267h

in May · 25.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 23 rideable days a month and 267 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is December, at 11.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 76%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 76% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is May, with 110 mm.

Monthly averages: Portobello Beach

Monthly averages — Portobello Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.0	114 h	6 °C	61 mm
February	16.0	133 h	8 °C	41 mm
March	21.0	188 h	10 °C	61 mm
April	20.0	207 h	12 °C	48 mm
May	25.5	267 h	16 °C	110 mm
June	25.0	301 h	18 °C	44 mm
July	23.0	249 h	19 °C	68 mm
August	21.0	199 h	19 °C	32 mm
September	18.0	164 h	15 °C	36 mm
October	16.5	149 h	13 °C	54 mm
November	13.0	95 h	9 °C	65 mm
December	11.5	83 h	8 °C	65 mm

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Technical details of Portobello Beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, 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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