Overview

Pollochara on South Uist is a beach on the east coast, in the strait between South Uist and Eriskay. This spot offers sheltered conditions with a shallow body of water. Works in east and northeast wind. Access from the main South Uist road.

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Spot forecast for South Uist | Pollochara

Sunrise 08:13 · Sunset 18:14

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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 4.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 02:10 · 2.7 m Low tide 08:15 · 1.7 m High tide 14:51 · 2.8 m Low tide 21:16 · 1.7 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:19 · 2.8 m Low tide 09:33 · 1.5 m High tide 15:49 · 3 m Low tide 22:12 · 1.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:11 · 3 m Low tide 10:23 · 1.3 m High tide 16:33 · 3.3 m Low tide 22:51 · 1.1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:53 · 3.2 m Low tide 11:02 · 1 m High tide 17:11 · 3.5 m Low tide 23:26 · 0.9 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:30 · 3.5 m Low tide 11:37 · 0.8 m High tide 17:47 · 3.7 m

South Uist | Pollochara: 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

268h

in May · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 19 rideable days a month and 268 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is December, at 9.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 56%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 8%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 56% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is October, with 199 mm.

Monthly averages: South Uist | Pollochara

Monthly averages — South Uist | Pollochara — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	12.0	85 h	6 °C	163 mm
February	11.5	92 h	7 °C	147 mm
March	18.0	186 h	9 °C	100 mm
April	20.0	227 h	11 °C	122 mm
May	21.5	268 h	14 °C	54 mm
June	15.5	181 h	14 °C	82 mm
July	17.5	201 h	15 °C	61 mm
August	10.5	96 h	15 °C	154 mm
September	15.5	154 h	14 °C	114 mm
October	13.5	117 h	12 °C	199 mm
November	15.0	121 h	9 °C	155 mm
December	9.5	63 h	8 °C	194 mm

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Technical details of South Uist | Pollochara 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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