Overview

Pettycur Bay is a small sandy bay near Kinghorn in Fife, facing south towards the Firth of Forth. Sheltered spot with a relatively calm body of water. View of Edinburgh and the Forth Bridge in the distance. Accessible and suitable for intermediates.

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Spot forecast for pettycur bay

Sunrise 07:54 · Sunset 18:00

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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 4.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 04:37 · 2.1 m High tide 10:53 · 4 m Low tide 17:00 · 2.4 m High tide 23:12 · 4.3 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 05:38 · 1.9 m High tide 11:53 · 4.2 m Low tide 17:58 · 2.2 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 00:07 · 4.5 m Low tide 06:28 · 1.6 m High tide 12:43 · 4.5 m Low tide 18:46 · 1.9 m
Friday 23 October High tide 00:53 · 4.8 m Low tide 07:11 · 1.2 m High tide 13:26 · 4.8 m Low tide 19:29 · 1.6 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 01:35 · 5 m Low tide 07:49 · 1 m High tide 14:05 · 5.1 m Low tide 20:07 · 1.3 m

pettycur bay: 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

187h

in March · 22 rideable days

The season runs from February to May, peaking in March: 21 rideable days a month and 187 hours of usable wind, at 11 °C. The low point is January, at 9 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65%13-20 knots · 32%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is May, with 103 mm.

Monthly averages: pettycur bay

Monthly averages — pettycur bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.0	59 h	6 °C	63 mm
February	19.0	152 h	8 °C	41 mm
March	22.0	187 h	9 °C	70 mm
April	20.0	215 h	11 °C	69 mm
May	22.0	227 h	15 °C	103 mm
June	16.5	137 h	17 °C	52 mm
July	16.0	134 h	18 °C	64 mm
August	23.5	196 h	18 °C	51 mm
September	18.5	159 h	15 °C	48 mm
October	14.5	115 h	12 °C	68 mm
November	12.0	77 h	9 °C	72 mm
December	15.0	99 h	8 °C	86 mm

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Technical details of pettycur bay spot

The spot works with winds from ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S.

Depending on conditions: NE, SSW, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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