Overview

Roanhead is a sandy beach on the south coast of Cumbria, near Barrow-in-Furness. The spot faces southwest towards Morecambe Bay and offers good conditions in southwest to westerly winds. Wild and uncrowded beach.

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Spot forecast for Roanhead

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 5.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:47 · 3.3 m High tide 07:32 · 6.1 m Low tide 13:12 · 3.5 m High tide 19:58 · 6.6 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:06 · 3.1 m High tide 08:40 · 6.5 m Low tide 14:28 · 3.2 m High tide 20:58 · 7 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:11 · 2.6 m High tide 09:31 · 7 m Low tide 15:30 · 2.8 m High tide 21:44 · 7.5 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:02 · 2.1 m High tide 10:13 · 7.5 m Low tide 16:20 · 2.3 m High tide 22:23 · 8 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:46 · 1.6 m High tide 10:49 · 8 m Low tide 17:04 · 1.8 m High tide 22:59 · 8.4 m

Roanhead: 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

415h

in June · 29 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in June: 27 rideable days a month and 415 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is November, at 17.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 54%13-20 knots · 39%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 54% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is December, with 171 mm.

Monthly averages: Roanhead

Monthly averages — Roanhead — 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	162 h	6 °C	143 mm
February	20.5	198 h	8 °C	98 mm
March	21.0	206 h	10 °C	103 mm
April	22.5	218 h	13 °C	116 mm
May	26.5	261 h	16 °C	100 mm
June	29.0	415 h	16 °C	121 mm
July	27.0	325 h	18 °C	94 mm
August	27.0	381 h	19 °C	103 mm
September	19.0	215 h	16 °C	151 mm
October	22.5	246 h	13 °C	128 mm
November	17.5	148 h	10 °C	170 mm
December	19.5	165 h	8 °C	171 mm

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Technical details of Roanhead spot

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

Depending on conditions: SE, SSE, WNW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Small informal car park at the end of the road. Access via a path from the village.

Hazards

Quicksand in Morecambe Bay. Strong tidal currents. Isolated beach — do not sail alone. Fast rising tide on flat beach.

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