Overview

Minn Beach is located on the Shetland Islands, the most northerly archipelago in the United Kingdom. This very remote spot offers extreme wind conditions in a wild and pristine setting. The Shetlands are swept by winds almost constantly, offering possible sessions nearly year-round. Very cold water.

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Spot forecast for Minn Beach

Sunrise 07:57 · Sunset 17:42

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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 1.7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:27 · 0.7 m High tide 06:42 · 1 m Low tide 09:59 · 0.8 m High tide 11:13 · 0.8 m Low tide 12:26 · 0.8 m High tide 18:37 · 1.2 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:19 · 0.6 m High tide 07:38 · 1.1 m Low tide 13:19 · 0.7 m High tide 19:29 · 1.3 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:02 · 0.5 m High tide 08:23 · 1.1 m Low tide 14:01 · 0.7 m High tide 20:09 · 1.3 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:38 · 0.4 m High tide 09:01 · 1.2 m Low tide 14:35 · 0.6 m High tide 20:43 · 1.4 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 03:09 · 0.3 m High tide 09:34 · 1.3 m Low tide 15:00 · 0.5 m High tide 21:13 · 1.4 m

Minn 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

383h

in March · 30.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 30 rideable days a month on average, at 11 °C. It peaks in March, with 383 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 43%13-20 knots · 42%21-30 knots · 14%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 43% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is December, with 173 mm.

Monthly averages: Minn Beach

Monthly averages — Minn 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	28.5	234 h	5 °C	165 mm
February	27.5	280 h	6 °C	153 mm
March	30.5	383 h	8 °C	137 mm
April	30.0	424 h	9 °C	77 mm
May	30.5	494 h	13 °C	66 mm
June	30.0	570 h	13 °C	124 mm
July	30.5	514 h	16 °C	70 mm
August	30.0	481 h	15 °C	133 mm
September	29.5	383 h	14 °C	80 mm
October	30.5	339 h	11 °C	152 mm
November	28.0	252 h	8 °C	105 mm
December	30.5	223 h	8 °C	173 mm

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Technical details of Minn Beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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