Overview

Ardeer Beach is a sandy beach on the Ayrshire coast, between Stevenston and Irvine. Facing west towards the Firth of Clyde, the beach offers conditions with westerly and southwesterly winds. A converted industrial area with access to a long stretch of sand.

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Spot forecast for Ardeer Beach

Sunrise 07:59 · 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 6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:55 · 1.1 m High tide 07:12 · 2.4 m Low tide 14:07 · 1.3 m High tide 19:29 · 2.7 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:49 · 1 m High tide 08:37 · 2.5 m Low tide 15:02 · 1.2 m High tide 20:43 · 2.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:39 · 0.8 m High tide 09:48 · 2.6 m Low tide 15:51 · 1.1 m High tide 21:48 · 2.9 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:22 · 0.7 m High tide 10:44 · 2.8 m Low tide 16:34 · 1 m High tide 22:45 · 3 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:59 · 0.6 m High tide 11:33 · 3 m Low tide 17:11 · 0.9 m High tide 23:38 · 3.1 m

Ardeer 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

435h

in June · 27 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are June, August and July, at 26 rideable days and 17 °C. The low point is March, at 15 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 55%13-20 knots · 37%21-30 knots · 8%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 55% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is December, with 141 mm.

Monthly averages: Ardeer Beach

Monthly averages — Ardeer 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	22.0	177 h	7 °C	83 mm
February	18.5	172 h	8 °C	110 mm
March	15.0	167 h	10 °C	74 mm
April	19.5	193 h	12 °C	100 mm
May	21.0	207 h	17 °C	95 mm
June	27.0	435 h	16 °C	84 mm
July	25.0	329 h	17 °C	77 mm
August	26.5	377 h	18 °C	125 mm
September	19.0	206 h	15 °C	88 mm
October	21.5	222 h	13 °C	102 mm
November	18.0	140 h	9 °C	103 mm
December	21.5	174 h	8 °C	141 mm

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Technical details of Ardeer Beach spot

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

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

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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