Overview

Rhu Spit is a sand spit in the Gareloch, an arm of the Firth of Clyde. This sheltered spot offers flat water conditions in the loch, with a shallow body of water. Works with southerly wind channeled in the loch. Quiet spot near the village of Rhu.

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Spot forecast for Rhu Spit

Sunrise 08:01 · Sunset 18:06

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 07:10 · 2.5 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 14:12 · 1.3 m
High tide Tue 20 · 19:28 · 2.8 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 02:52 · 1 m

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Rhu Spit: 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

96h

in February · 13.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are August, June and February, at 17 rideable days and 14 °C. The low point is November, at 10 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 79%13-20 knots · 19%21-30 knots · 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 79% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is December, with 250 mm.

Monthly averages: Rhu Spit

Monthly averages — Rhu Spit — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	11.0	78 h	6 °C	132 mm
February	13.5	96 h	8 °C	149 mm
March	12.0	91 h	10 °C	121 mm
April	13.5	111 h	13 °C	131 mm
May	11.0	81 h	17 °C	112 mm
June	16.5	137 h	16 °C	100 mm
July	12.0	94 h	18 °C	78 mm
August	22.0	182 h	18 °C	186 mm
September	13.0	109 h	15 °C	93 mm
October	12.5	104 h	13 °C	129 mm
November	10.0	69 h	9 °C	178 mm
December	13.0	86 h	8 °C	250 mm

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Technical details of Rhu Spit spot

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

Depending on conditions: ESE, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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