Overview

Loch Ryan is a sea loch in southwest Scotland, home to the ports of Stranraer and Cairnryan (ferry to Northern Ireland). The sheltered body of water offers flat water conditions with northerly wind channeled in the loch. An accessible and protected spot.

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Spot forecast for Loch Ryan

Sunrise 07:59 · Sunset 18:10

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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 · 07:23 · 2.6 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:45 · 1.4 m
High tide Tue 20 · 19:40 · 2.9 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 02:32 · 1.1 m

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Loch Ryan: 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

271h

in June · 26 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in June: 24 rideable days a month and 271 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is February, at 11 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 61%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 61% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is December, with 154 mm.

Monthly averages: Loch Ryan

Monthly averages — Loch Ryan — 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	138 h	7 °C	102 mm
February	11.0	97 h	8 °C	94 mm
March	19.0	162 h	10 °C	106 mm
April	18.5	193 h	12 °C	98 mm
May	24.0	250 h	16 °C	109 mm
June	26.0	271 h	16 °C	80 mm
July	25.5	286 h	17 °C	60 mm
August	25.5	261 h	18 °C	104 mm
September	21.0	182 h	15 °C	123 mm
October	18.5	147 h	13 °C	113 mm
November	17.0	114 h	10 °C	146 mm
December	17.0	119 h	9 °C	154 mm

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Technical details of Loch Ryan spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, S, SSW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NE, SSE, SW, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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