quarry beach kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United Kingdom · Wales

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 10 m 52.84 | -4.49

Overview

Quarry Beach is a small beach on the south coast of the Llyn Peninsula. A sheltered spot offering calmer conditions than Hell's Mouth. Picturesque setting.
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Spot forecast for quarry beach

Sunrise 07:53 · Sunset 18:12

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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 4.7 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now05:503.4 m09:282.5 m10:592.6 m11:472.6 m18:043.8 m00:372.2 m06:353.7 m12:492.3 m18:434 m01:231.9 m07:093.9 m13:322.1 m19:114.3 m01:591.7 m07:334.2 m14:071.8 m19:294.6 m02:311.4 m07:474.5 m14:381.5 m19:484.9 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 3.4 m Low tide · 2.5 m High tide · 2.6 m Low tide · 2.6 m High tide · 3.8 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 2.2 m High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 2.3 m High tide · 4 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.9 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 4.3 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 4.2 m Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 4.6 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1.4 m High tide · 4.5 m Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 4.9 m

quarry beach: 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

245h

in February · 24 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are August, June and February, at 25 rideable days and 15 °C. The low point is May, at 15 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 18.5 rideable days J February: 24 rideable days24 d F March: 23 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A May: 15 rideable days15 d M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 19.5 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 20 rideable days S October: 20 rideable days O November: 19.5 rideable days N December: 23 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 18.5 rideable days J February: 24 rideable days24 d F March: 23 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A May: 15 rideable days15 d M June: 24.5 rideable days J July: 19.5 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 20 rideable days S October: 20 rideable days O November: 19.5 rideable days N December: 23 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is December, with 187 mm.

Monthly averages: quarry beach
Monthly averages — quarry beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.5 166 h 7 °C 170 mm
February 24.0 245 h 8 °C 120 mm
March 23.0 227 h 10 °C 120 mm
April 20.0 231 h 13 °C 144 mm
May 15.0 157 h 17 °C 59 mm
June 24.5 323 h 17 °C 65 mm
July 19.5 219 h 19 °C 69 mm
August 27.5 345 h 19 °C 67 mm
September 20.0 205 h 16 °C 164 mm
October 20.0 197 h 14 °C 104 mm
November 19.5 164 h 10 °C 152 mm
December 23.0 188 h 9 °C 187 mm

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Technical details of quarry beach spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Depending on conditions E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Depending on conditions W: Depending on conditions WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: ENE, WSW, W.

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