Overview

Shell Bay is a sandy beach on the south coast of Fife, near Elie. Facing south towards the Firth of Forth, the bay offers conditions in south and southeast wind. Sandy beach with characteristic shells that give it its name.

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Spot forecast for shell bay

Sunrise 07:53 · Sunset 17:58

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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 1.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 04:32 · 2.1 m High tide 10:52 · 3.9 m Low tide 16:54 · 2.4 m High tide 23:10 · 4.2 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 05:34 · 1.8 m High tide 11:52 · 4.1 m Low tide 17:53 · 2.2 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 00:05 · 4.4 m Low tide 06:24 · 1.5 m High tide 12:42 · 4.4 m Low tide 18:42 · 1.9 m
Friday 23 October High tide 00:51 · 4.7 m Low tide 07:07 · 1.2 m High tide 13:24 · 4.7 m Low tide 19:24 · 1.6 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 01:33 · 4.9 m Low tide 07:46 · 0.9 m High tide 14:03 · 5 m Low tide 20:03 · 1.3 m

shell 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

345h

in August · 29 rideable days

The season runs from February to August, peaking in August: 26 rideable days a month and 345 hours of usable wind, at 14 °C. The low point is November, at 14 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is December, with 90 mm.

Monthly averages: shell bay

Monthly averages — shell 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	16.5	120 h	6 °C	62 mm
February	24.0	221 h	8 °C	33 mm
March	27.0	260 h	9 °C	78 mm
April	24.5	283 h	11 °C	68 mm
May	28.0	292 h	15 °C	70 mm
June	25.0	315 h	17 °C	49 mm
July	24.0	268 h	18 °C	68 mm
August	29.0	345 h	18 °C	71 mm
September	22.5	208 h	15 °C	48 mm
October	22.5	205 h	12 °C	75 mm
November	14.0	113 h	9 °C	68 mm
December	22.5	156 h	8 °C	90 mm

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Technical details of shell bay spot

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

Depending on conditions: NE, SW, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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