Overview

Monifieth is a sandy beach east of Dundee, on the north shore of the Firth of Tay. Facing southeast, the beach offers conditions in southeast and east wind. Accessible spot from the Dundee area with good parking.

Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for monifieth

Sunrise 07:54 · Sunset 17:57

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

Swell and waves

Swell and tides over 8 days. Premium members see the swell and tides over 8 days. Without a subscription: 5 days.

Go Premium

Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

Swell data by Open-Meteo Marine

Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 5.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 04:10 · 2 m High tide 10:38 · 3.7 m Low tide 16:31 · 2.3 m High tide 22:52 · 4 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 05:15 · 1.8 m High tide 11:41 · 3.9 m Low tide 17:33 · 2.1 m High tide 23:49 · 4.2 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 06:06 · 1.5 m High tide 12:30 · 4.2 m Low tide 18:24 · 1.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 00:36 · 4.5 m Low tide 06:49 · 1.2 m High tide 13:11 · 4.5 m Low tide 19:07 · 1.5 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 01:16 · 4.7 m Low tide 07:28 · 0.9 m High tide 13:48 · 4.8 m Low tide 19:45 · 1.3 m

monifieth: 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

266h

in May · 23 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 21 rideable days a month and 266 hours of usable wind, at 12 °C. The low point is November, at 8.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is December, with 90 mm.

Monthly averages: monifieth

Monthly averages — monifieth — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	10.5	44 h	5 °C	51 mm
February	13.0	107 h	8 °C	48 mm
March	19.0	178 h	9 °C	77 mm
April	21.0	217 h	11 °C	73 mm
May	23.0	266 h	15 °C	56 mm
June	12.5	107 h	17 °C	48 mm
July	18.0	138 h	18 °C	58 mm
August	13.5	107 h	19 °C	61 mm
September	16.0	148 h	15 °C	44 mm
October	12.5	91 h	13 °C	65 mm
November	8.5	60 h	9 °C	76 mm
December	9.5	57 h	8 °C	90 mm

Photo gallery of monifieth

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of monifieth spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE.

Depending on conditions: N, SSE, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

LEUCHARS11.9 kmsource metno

Readings reserved for Premium members

Live readings from LEUCHARS weather station are reserved for Premium members.

Real-time readings
Last 48 hours history
Custom alerts
Extended weather forecasts

Discover Premium

Already a Premium member? Log in

Additional stations

Ogimet - Leuchars (United Kingdom)11.3 km

Readings reserved for Premium members
source ogimet

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near monifieth

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Nearby spots

All spots: Scotland

Comments 0

No comments yet.

Log in to comment

monifieth kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot