Overview

Pump Station is a spot on the Ayrshire coast, near Troon. Facing west, the spot offers conditions with westerly and southwesterly winds. Named after the former local pumping station.

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Spot forecast for Pump Station

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 1.9 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

Pump Station: 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

424h

in June · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in June: 26 rideable days a month and 424 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is March, at 15.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is December, with 129 mm.

Monthly averages: Pump Station

Monthly averages — Pump Station — 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	165 h	7 °C	81 mm
February	17.5	169 h	8 °C	101 mm
March	15.5	165 h	10 °C	78 mm
April	19.0	190 h	13 °C	98 mm
May	20.5	195 h	17 °C	83 mm
June	28.5	424 h	16 °C	87 mm
July	24.0	300 h	17 °C	71 mm
August	26.5	365 h	18 °C	119 mm
September	18.0	191 h	15 °C	78 mm
October	20.0	214 h	13 °C	94 mm
November	17.0	133 h	10 °C	106 mm
December	19.5	157 h	8 °C	129 mm

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Technical details of Pump Station 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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