Overview

Turnberry Bay is a sandy bay on the south coast of Ayrshire, famous for its championship golf course and iconic lighthouse. Facing west, the bay receives the prevailing southwesterly winds with views of Ailsa Craig and the Isle of Arran. Spectacular setting.

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Spot forecast for Turnberry Bay

Sunrise 07:59 · Sunset 18:08

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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 2.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:51 · 1 m High tide 07:15 · 2.4 m Low tide 14:02 · 1.3 m High tide 19:31 · 2.7 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:46 · 0.9 m High tide 08:38 · 2.4 m Low tide 14:58 · 1.2 m High tide 20:44 · 2.7 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:36 · 0.8 m High tide 09:46 · 2.6 m Low tide 15:48 · 1.1 m High tide 21:47 · 2.8 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:19 · 0.7 m High tide 10:41 · 2.7 m Low tide 16:31 · 1 m High tide 22:42 · 2.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:56 · 0.6 m High tide 11:29 · 2.9 m Low tide 17:08 · 0.9 m High tide 23:33 · 3 m

Turnberry Bay: 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

426h

in June · 28 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in June: 27 rideable days a month and 426 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is February, at 19.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 57%13-20 knots · 37%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 7 °C. The wettest month is August, with 144 mm.

Monthly averages: Turnberry Bay

Monthly averages — Turnberry Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	23.5	200 h	7 °C	80 mm
February	19.5	187 h	8 °C	115 mm
March	22.0	199 h	10 °C	93 mm
April	20.5	222 h	13 °C	88 mm
May	23.0	256 h	16 °C	117 mm
June	28.0	426 h	15 °C	84 mm
July	26.5	335 h	17 °C	79 mm
August	27.0	369 h	18 °C	144 mm
September	23.0	245 h	15 °C	84 mm
October	23.0	233 h	13 °C	90 mm
November	20.0	177 h	10 °C	107 mm
December	22.5	187 h	8 °C	127 mm

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Technical details of Turnberry Bay 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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