Overview

Foryd Bay is a sheltered estuary near Caernarfon, at the foot of the Menai Strait. This spot offers flat water conditions in the estuary, with a shallow body of water ideal for learning. Works in south-west and westerly winds. Views of the Snowdonia mountains.

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Spot forecast for foryd bay

Sunrise 07:53 · Sunset 18:11

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

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 12:11 · 2.3 m
High tide Tue 20 · 18:29 · 3.9 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 01:03 · 2 m
High tide Wed 21 · 07:07 · 3.8 m

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foryd 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

419h

in June · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in June: 27 rideable days a month and 419 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is November, at 20 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 53%13-20 knots · 40%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 53% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is January, with 160 mm.

Monthly averages: foryd bay

Monthly averages — foryd 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	25.0	204 h	7 °C	160 mm
February	22.0	210 h	9 °C	99 mm
March	20.5	221 h	11 °C	101 mm
April	21.0	246 h	13 °C	104 mm
May	21.5	228 h	16 °C	74 mm
June	29.5	419 h	17 °C	62 mm
July	26.0	336 h	18 °C	81 mm
August	25.5	366 h	19 °C	59 mm
September	21.0	247 h	16 °C	159 mm
October	23.0	231 h	14 °C	81 mm
November	20.0	179 h	11 °C	143 mm
December	22.5	202 h	9 °C	157 mm

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Technical details of foryd bay spot

The spot works with winds from SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

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

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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