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roa island kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United Kingdom · England

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 3 m 54.08 | -3.17

Overview

Roa Island is a small island connected to the mainland by a causeway, in Morecambe Bay, Cumbria. The spot offers sheltered waters in the Piel Channel with views of Piel Island and its castle. Flat water conditions at high tide in the channel.

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Spot forecast for roa island

Sunrise 07:50 · Sunset 18:04

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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 1.8 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now00:423.7 m07:356.4 m13:093.8 m20:016.9 m02:133.4 m08:406.8 m14:353.5 m20:587.3 m03:192.9 m09:317.3 m15:373 m21:457.8 m04:082.3 m10:127.9 m16:252.5 m22:248.3 m04:511.7 m10:498.4 m17:092 m22:598.8 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 3.7 m High tide · 6.4 m Low tide · 3.8 m High tide · 6.9 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 3.4 m High tide · 6.8 m Low tide · 3.5 m High tide · 7.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 2.9 m High tide · 7.3 m Low tide · 3 m High tide · 7.8 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 2.3 m High tide · 7.9 m Low tide · 2.5 m High tide · 8.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 8.4 m Low tide · 2 m High tide · 8.8 m

roa island: 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

429h

in June · 29 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in June: 26 rideable days a month and 429 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is November, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 20.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A May: 23.5 rideable days M June: 29 rideable days29 d J July: 26 rideable days J August: 26.5 rideable days A September: 18.5 rideable days S October: 20 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d N December: 19 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 20.5 rideable days J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A May: 23.5 rideable days M June: 29 rideable days29 d J July: 26 rideable days J August: 26.5 rideable days A September: 18.5 rideable days S October: 20 rideable days O November: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d N December: 19 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 46%13-20 knots · 42%21-30 knots · 11%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 46% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is December, with 157 mm.

Monthly averages: roa island
Monthly averages — roa island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 20.5 158 h 6 °C 134 mm
February 18.5 191 h 8 °C 88 mm
March 17.5 187 h 10 °C 88 mm
April 20.0 208 h 13 °C 113 mm
May 23.5 242 h 16 °C 97 mm
June 29.0 429 h 16 °C 122 mm
July 26.0 346 h 18 °C 78 mm
August 26.5 386 h 19 °C 102 mm
September 18.5 199 h 16 °C 141 mm
October 20.0 221 h 13 °C 116 mm
November 16.5 133 h 10 °C 143 mm
December 19.0 148 h 8 °C 157 mm

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Technical details of roa island spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Depending on conditions S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: SSE, WNW, NW.

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Parking
Small car park at the end of the causeway on Roa Island. Very limited spaces.
Hazards
Very strong tidal currents in the channel. Quicksand in the bay at low tide. Access causeway can be submerged during spring tides. Maritime traffic (ferries to Piel Island).

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