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Silecroft kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United Kingdom · England

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 22 m 54.23 | -3.35

Overview

Silecroft is a wild beach on the west coast of Cumbria, facing the Irish Sea. Sand and pebble beach with views of the Lake District mountains in the background. Remote and uncrowded spot, exposed to westerly and southwesterly winds.

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Spot forecast for Silecroft

Sunrise 07:51 · Sunset 18:04

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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 4.8 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 Now00:463.3 m07:316 m13:113.5 m19:586.5 m02:053.1 m08:416.4 m14:273.2 m20:586.9 m03:102.6 m09:326.9 m15:292.8 m21:447.4 m04:012.1 m10:137.4 m16:192.3 m22:237.9 m04:461.6 m10:497.9 m17:041.8 m22:598.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 3.3 m High tide · 6 m Low tide · 3.5 m High tide · 6.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 3.1 m High tide · 6.4 m Low tide · 3.2 m High tide · 6.9 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 2.6 m High tide · 6.9 m Low tide · 2.8 m High tide · 7.4 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 7.4 m Low tide · 2.3 m High tide · 7.9 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 7.9 m Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 8.3 m

Silecroft : 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

400h

in June · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in June: 26 rideable days a month and 400 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is March, at 17.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 20.5 rideable days J February: 18 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d M April: 19.5 rideable days A May: 23.5 rideable days M June: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d J July: 24 rideable days J August: 26 rideable days A September: 18.5 rideable days S October: 21.5 rideable days O November: 18.5 rideable days N December: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 20.5 rideable days J February: 18 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d M April: 19.5 rideable days A May: 23.5 rideable days M June: 28.5 rideable days28.5 d J July: 24 rideable days J August: 26 rideable days A September: 18.5 rideable days S October: 21.5 rideable days O November: 18.5 rideable days N December: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 57%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 6%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 6 °C. The wettest month is December, with 180 mm.

Monthly averages: Silecroft
Monthly averages — Silecroft — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 20.5 153 h 6 °C 138 mm
February 18.0 163 h 8 °C 100 mm
March 17.5 176 h 10 °C 98 mm
April 19.5 199 h 13 °C 117 mm
May 23.5 228 h 16 °C 108 mm
June 28.5 400 h 16 °C 137 mm
July 24.0 311 h 18 °C 90 mm
August 26.0 369 h 18 °C 127 mm
September 18.5 197 h 16 °C 152 mm
October 21.5 204 h 13 °C 136 mm
November 18.5 150 h 10 °C 178 mm
December 17.5 136 h 8 °C 180 mm

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Technical details of Silecroft spot

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

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

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

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Parking

Small free car park near the beach. Access via a narrow road from the village of Silecroft.

Hazards

Remote beach — no rescue services nearby. Tidal currents. Pebbles on the upper beach. Rocks in places. Cold water year-round.

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