Overview

Lunan Bay is one of the most beautiful bays in Scotland, with a large golden-red sand beach overlooked by the ruins of Red Castle. Facing east towards the North Sea, the bay offers excellent surf and kite conditions with easterly swell. A spectacular and wild setting, with few visitors.

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Spot forecast for Lunan Bay

Sunrise 07:53 · Sunset 17:56

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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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 5.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 03:58 · 2 m High tide 10:26 · 3.5 m Low tide 16:18 · 2.2 m High tide 22:39 · 3.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 05:04 · 1.7 m High tide 11:32 · 3.8 m Low tide 17:22 · 2 m High tide 23:37 · 4.1 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 05:55 · 1.5 m High tide 12:21 · 4 m Low tide 18:12 · 1.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 00:24 · 4.3 m Low tide 06:38 · 1.2 m High tide 13:01 · 4.3 m Low tide 18:55 · 1.5 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 01:04 · 4.5 m Low tide 07:17 · 0.9 m High tide 13:37 · 4.6 m Low tide 19:33 · 1.3 m

Lunan 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

241h

in May · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 19 rideable days a month and 241 hours of usable wind, at 11 °C. The low point is August, at 8 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is December, with 99 mm.

Monthly averages: Lunan Bay

Monthly averages — Lunan 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	12.0	77 h	5 °C	58 mm
February	9.5	72 h	8 °C	53 mm
March	17.0	172 h	8 °C	88 mm
April	17.5	202 h	11 °C	77 mm
May	21.5	241 h	14 °C	64 mm
June	12.0	104 h	16 °C	45 mm
July	13.5	120 h	18 °C	69 mm
August	8.0	61 h	18 °C	57 mm
September	14.5	130 h	15 °C	44 mm
October	9.0	73 h	13 °C	78 mm
November	12.0	89 h	8 °C	72 mm
December	9.5	63 h	7 °C	99 mm

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Technical details of Lunan Bay spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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