Overview

Father John's Beach (Traigh Eais) on the Isle of Barra is an isolated white sand beach on the west coast, facing the Atlantic. This wild Outer Hebrides spot offers powerful wind conditions and quality waves. The setting is spectacular, with the hills of Barra as a backdrop.

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Spot forecast for Isle of Barra | Father Johns Beach

Sunrise 08:14 · Sunset 18:15

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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 3.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 02:06 · 2.6 m Low tide 08:15 · 1.7 m High tide 14:48 · 2.8 m Low tide 21:14 · 1.6 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:15 · 2.7 m Low tide 09:31 · 1.5 m High tide 15:45 · 3 m Low tide 22:08 · 1.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:07 · 2.9 m Low tide 10:19 · 1.2 m High tide 16:29 · 3.2 m Low tide 22:48 · 1.1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:49 · 3.2 m Low tide 10:58 · 1 m High tide 17:08 · 3.4 m Low tide 23:23 · 0.8 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:26 · 3.4 m Low tide 11:34 · 0.8 m High tide 17:43 · 3.6 m Low tide 23:57 · 0.6 m

Isle of Barra | Father Johns Beach: 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

505h

in June · 29 rideable days

The season runs from June to September, peaking in June: 28 rideable days a month and 505 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is February, at 21 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 34%13-20 knots · 45%21-30 knots · 19%31+ knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 45% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is October, with 219 mm.

Monthly averages: Isle of Barra | Father Johns Beach

Monthly averages — Isle of Barra | Father Johns Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	25.0	203 h	7 °C	151 mm
February	21.0	212 h	8 °C	147 mm
March	23.5	246 h	9 °C	102 mm
April	21.0	271 h	11 °C	134 mm
May	24.0	311 h	14 °C	69 mm
June	29.0	505 h	14 °C	89 mm
July	28.0	421 h	15 °C	64 mm
August	27.5	420 h	15 °C	169 mm
September	25.5	311 h	14 °C	113 mm
October	24.0	249 h	12 °C	219 mm
November	23.0	192 h	9 °C	168 mm
December	22.5	169 h	9 °C	200 mm

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Technical details of Isle of Barra | Father Johns Beach spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, SSE, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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