Overview

Nefyn Bay is a bay on the north coast of the Llyn Peninsula, facing northwest. The spot offers conditions in northwest and west winds. A traditional fishing village with a small harbor. Views of the Snowdonia mountains.

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Spot forecast for Nefyn Bay

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 6.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 06:08 · 3.5 m Low tide 12:08 · 2.3 m High tide 18:25 · 3.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:01 · 2 m High tide 07:04 · 3.7 m Low tide 13:14 · 2.1 m High tide 19:15 · 4.1 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:50 · 1.7 m High tide 07:48 · 3.9 m Low tide 14:02 · 1.8 m High tide 19:55 · 4.3 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:30 · 1.4 m High tide 08:24 · 4.2 m Low tide 14:41 · 1.6 m High tide 20:29 · 4.5 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 03:05 · 1.1 m High tide 08:56 · 4.4 m Low tide 15:18 · 1.3 m High tide 21:00 · 4.7 m

Nefyn 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

360h

in June · 26 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in June: 26 rideable days a month and 360 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is November, at 14 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 64%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 64% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is December, with 187 mm.

Monthly averages: Nefyn Bay

Monthly averages — Nefyn 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	17.0	142 h	7 °C	167 mm
February	16.5	149 h	9 °C	111 mm
March	17.5	155 h	11 °C	135 mm
April	16.5	183 h	13 °C	143 mm
May	25.0	268 h	17 °C	55 mm
June	26.0	360 h	17 °C	64 mm
July	25.0	290 h	19 °C	62 mm
August	26.0	279 h	19 °C	60 mm
September	19.5	209 h	16 °C	166 mm
October	16.0	148 h	14 °C	105 mm
November	14.0	116 h	11 °C	180 mm
December	16.0	132 h	9 °C	187 mm

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Technical details of Nefyn Bay 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: Intermediate

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