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saunton sands kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

United Kingdom · England

Spot currently openAdvanced level 51.1 | -4.22

Overview

Saunton Sands is a huge sandy beach stretching over 5 km in North Devon, facing the Atlantic. It is one of the largest beach spaces in southwest England, offering ample room for kitesurfing. The beach faces west-northwest and perfectly receives the prevailing southwest winds. The Braunton Burrows dunes in the background provide a spectacular landscape.

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Spot forecast for saunton sands

Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 18:14

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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 3.8 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 Now00:555.8 m07:153.6 m13:516.1 m20:073.4 m02:436.1 m08:363.3 m15:136.5 m21:183 m03:456.6 m09:402.8 m16:057.1 m22:122.4 m04:307.2 m10:312.3 m16:477.7 m22:571.8 m05:097.9 m11:151.7 m17:268.3 m23:381.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 5.8 m Low tide · 3.6 m High tide · 6.1 m Low tide · 3.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 6.1 m Low tide · 3.3 m High tide · 6.5 m Low tide · 3 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 6.6 m Low tide · 2.8 m High tide · 7.1 m Low tide · 2.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 7.2 m Low tide · 2.3 m High tide · 7.7 m Low tide · 1.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 7.9 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 8.3 m Low tide · 1.3 m

saunton 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

325h

in July · 28 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in July: 27 rideable days a month and 325 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is November, at 15.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 16 rideable days J February: 17.5 rideable days F March: 16.5 rideable days M April: 17.5 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 27 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days28 d J August: 25 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days S October: 18.5 rideable days O November: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d N December: 19 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 16 rideable days J February: 17.5 rideable days F March: 16.5 rideable days M April: 17.5 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 27 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days28 d J August: 25 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days S October: 18.5 rideable days O November: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d N December: 19 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 55%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 55% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is September, with 133 mm.

Monthly averages: saunton sands
Monthly averages — saunton 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 16.0 136 h 8 °C 122 mm
February 17.5 185 h 9 °C 132 mm
March 16.5 153 h 11 °C 88 mm
April 17.5 190 h 14 °C 110 mm
May 16.5 198 h 17 °C 58 mm
June 27.0 345 h 17 °C 73 mm
July 28.0 325 h 19 °C 69 mm
August 25.0 328 h 20 °C 47 mm
September 19.5 195 h 17 °C 133 mm
October 18.5 175 h 15 °C 107 mm
November 15.5 136 h 12 °C 116 mm
December 19.0 163 h 9 °C 93 mm

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Technical details of saunton sands 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: Depending on conditions SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: SSE, S, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Parking
Large paid car park at the beachfront. Direct access to the sand. Less crowded than Cornish spots.
Hazards
Rip currents in large swells. Very long beach — do not venture too far from your launch point. Powerful waves in westerly swell.

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