Overview

Vallay Sands is a vast expanse of sand between Vallay island and North Uist, exposed at low tide. This unique spot offers very shallow and flat water, ideal in northwest wind. Watch the tides — the area fills up quickly.

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Spot forecast for Vallay Sands

Sunrise 08:15 · Sunset 18:13

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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 3.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 02:36 · 2.8 m Low tide 08:43 · 1.8 m High tide 15:00 · 2.9 m Low tide 21:29 · 1.6 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:48 · 3 m Low tide 09:53 · 1.6 m High tide 16:01 · 3.1 m Low tide 22:21 · 1.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:36 · 3.2 m Low tide 10:40 · 1.4 m High tide 16:46 · 3.4 m Low tide 23:00 · 1.1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 05:14 · 3.5 m Low tide 11:18 · 1.1 m High tide 17:23 · 3.6 m Low tide 23:35 · 0.8 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:48 · 3.7 m Low tide 11:53 · 0.9 m High tide 17:58 · 3.8 m

Vallay Sands: 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

372h

in June · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in June: 23 rideable days a month and 372 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is December, at 14.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 47%13-20 knots · 41%21-30 knots · 11%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 47% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is December, with 202 mm.

Monthly averages: Vallay Sands

Monthly averages — Vallay Sands — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	19.5	142 h	6 °C	142 mm
February	17.5	136 h	7 °C	138 mm
March	21.0	205 h	9 °C	112 mm
April	20.5	220 h	11 °C	111 mm
May	25.5	300 h	14 °C	44 mm
June	26.5	372 h	14 °C	85 mm
July	24.5	328 h	16 °C	90 mm
August	21.0	257 h	16 °C	148 mm
September	18.5	182 h	14 °C	104 mm
October	16.5	152 h	12 °C	180 mm
November	17.0	139 h	9 °C	159 mm
December	14.5	105 h	8 °C	202 mm

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Technical details of Vallay Sands spot

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

Depending on conditions: ENE, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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