Overview

Borth Fawr is a beach on the south coast of the Llyn Peninsula, in Porth Neigwl bay. A section of the large Hell's Mouth bay with similar conditions. Facing south-southwest.

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Spot forecast for Borth Fawr

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 4.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 05:50 · 3.4 m Low tide 09:28 · 2.5 m High tide 10:59 · 2.6 m Low tide 11:47 · 2.6 m High tide 18:04 · 3.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:37 · 2.2 m High tide 06:35 · 3.7 m Low tide 12:49 · 2.3 m High tide 18:43 · 4 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:23 · 1.9 m High tide 07:09 · 3.9 m Low tide 13:32 · 2.1 m High tide 19:11 · 4.3 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 01:59 · 1.7 m High tide 07:33 · 4.2 m Low tide 14:07 · 1.8 m High tide 19:29 · 4.6 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 02:31 · 1.4 m High tide 07:47 · 4.5 m Low tide 14:38 · 1.5 m High tide 19:48 · 4.9 m

Borth Fawr: 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

249h

in February · 24.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are August, February and June, at 26 rideable days and 15 °C. The low point is May, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 57%13-20 knots · 37%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 57% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is December, with 164 mm.

Monthly averages: Borth Fawr

Monthly averages — Borth Fawr — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	19.0	168 h	7 °C	155 mm
February	24.5	249 h	9 °C	110 mm
March	23.5	235 h	11 °C	106 mm
April	20.5	232 h	13 °C	143 mm
May	16.5	171 h	17 °C	53 mm
June	24.0	317 h	17 °C	59 mm
July	21.5	229 h	19 °C	54 mm
August	28.0	366 h	19 °C	58 mm
September	19.5	213 h	16 °C	146 mm
October	19.0	196 h	14 °C	102 mm
November	19.5	166 h	11 °C	139 mm
December	23.0	191 h	9 °C	164 mm

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Technical details of Borth Fawr spot

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

Depending on conditions: ENE, WSW, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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