Overview

Traigh Eais on the east coast of Barra is an east-facing beach, offering more sheltered conditions than the Atlantic west coast. This spot works well in east and northeast wind, with a calmer body of water. View of the neighbouring islands.

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Spot forecast for isle of barra | traigh eais

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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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 02:10 · 2.7 m Low tide 08:20 · 1.8 m High tide 14:50 · 2.9 m Low tide 21:24 · 1.7 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:18 · 2.8 m Low tide 09:39 · 1.6 m High tide 15:48 · 3.1 m Low tide 22:16 · 1.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:11 · 3 m Low tide 10:26 · 1.3 m High tide 16:33 · 3.3 m Low tide 22:54 · 1.1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:53 · 3.3 m Low tide 11:03 · 1 m High tide 17:11 · 3.5 m Low tide 23:28 · 0.9 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:31 · 3.5 m Low tide 11:38 · 0.8 m High tide 17:47 · 3.8 m

isle of barra | traigh eais: 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

277h

in May · 20.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are May, March and April, at 20 rideable days and 11 °C. The low point is December, at 10.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 42%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 15%31+ knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 42% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is October, with 224 mm.

Monthly averages: isle of barra | traigh eais

Monthly averages — isle of barra | traigh eais — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.0	106 h	7 °C	153 mm
February	12.0	102 h	8 °C	146 mm
March	19.0	193 h	9 °C	99 mm
April	19.0	235 h	11 °C	130 mm
May	20.5	277 h	14 °C	67 mm
June	15.5	183 h	14 °C	85 mm
July	18.0	210 h	15 °C	64 mm
August	11.0	95 h	16 °C	161 mm
September	17.5	177 h	14 °C	118 mm
October	14.5	125 h	12 °C	224 mm
November	16.5	133 h	9 °C	164 mm
December	10.5	73 h	9 °C	200 mm

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Technical details of isle of barra | traigh eais spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, NNW.

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

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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