Overview

Kinmel Bay is a sandy beach on the north coast of Wales, between Rhyl and Colwyn Bay. Facing north towards the Irish Sea. An accessible spot with a developed seafront. Regular conditions in north and north-west winds.

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Spot forecast for Kinmel Bay

Sunrise 07:50 · Sunset 18:07

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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 2.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:28 · 3.2 m High tide 06:55 · 5.9 m Low tide 12:53 · 3.4 m High tide 19:24 · 6.4 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:45 · 3 m High tide 08:09 · 6.3 m Low tide 14:07 · 3.1 m High tide 20:26 · 6.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:46 · 2.5 m High tide 09:01 · 6.8 m Low tide 15:05 · 2.6 m High tide 21:14 · 7.3 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:36 · 2 m High tide 09:43 · 7.3 m Low tide 15:54 · 2.2 m High tide 21:54 · 7.7 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:19 · 1.5 m High tide 10:20 · 7.8 m Low tide 16:37 · 1.7 m High tide 22:30 · 8.2 m

Kinmel 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

281h

in July · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 21 rideable days a month and 281 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is November, at 11 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 64%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 64% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is September, with 138 mm.

Monthly averages: Kinmel Bay

Monthly averages — Kinmel 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	14.0	102 h	7 °C	115 mm
February	13.0	89 h	9 °C	59 mm
March	16.0	130 h	11 °C	62 mm
April	14.5	155 h	14 °C	57 mm
May	24.0	215 h	16 °C	82 mm
June	20.0	224 h	18 °C	85 mm
July	27.5	281 h	19 °C	100 mm
August	18.0	150 h	20 °C	25 mm
September	17.5	156 h	17 °C	138 mm
October	13.0	96 h	14 °C	61 mm
November	11.0	84 h	11 °C	113 mm
December	11.5	74 h	9 °C	71 mm

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Technical details of Kinmel Bay spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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DW8744 Rhyl UK3 kmsource madis - NOAA

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DW8751 Colwyn Bay UK14.4 km

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Ogimet - Rhyl (United Kingdom)7.2 km

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