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UK Mounts Bay kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

United Kingdom · England

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 7 m 50.13 | -5.49

Overview

Mounts Bay is a large bay in Cornwall sheltering Penzance and Marazion, with the iconic view of St Michael's Mount. The south-facing bay offers good protection from northerly winds, but works well with southeast to southwest winds.

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Spot forecast for UK Mounts Bay

Sunrise 07:52 · Sunset 18:21

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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 7.4 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 Now06:182.1 m12:373.8 m19:252 m01:213.7 m07:502 m13:514 m20:411.7 m02:283.9 m08:571.7 m14:494.3 m21:311.4 m03:184.3 m09:461.3 m15:354.6 m22:131 m04:004.6 m10:291 m16:154.9 m22:520.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 2 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 2 m High tide · 4 m Low tide · 1.7 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 1.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 4.3 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 4.6 m Low tide · 1 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 4.6 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 4.9 m Low tide · 0.7 m

UK Mounts 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

212h

in March · 20.5 rideable days

The season runs from October to April, peaking in March: 20 rideable days a month and 212 hours of usable wind, at 11 °C. The low point is July, at 11 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 19.5 rideable days J February: 17.5 rideable days F March: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d M April: 20.5 rideable days A May: 15.5 rideable days M June: 12.5 rideable days J July: 11 rideable days11 d J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 15 rideable days S October: 20 rideable days O November: 19.5 rideable days N December: 19 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 19.5 rideable days J February: 17.5 rideable days F March: 20.5 rideable days20.5 d M April: 20.5 rideable days A May: 15.5 rideable days M June: 12.5 rideable days J July: 11 rideable days11 d J August: 17.5 rideable days A September: 15 rideable days S October: 20 rideable days O November: 19.5 rideable days N December: 19 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 59%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 59% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is November, with 153 mm.

Monthly averages: UK Mounts Bay
Monthly averages — UK Mounts 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 19.5 157 h 9 °C 113 mm
February 17.5 173 h 10 °C 147 mm
March 20.5 212 h 11 °C 115 mm
April 20.5 230 h 13 °C 143 mm
May 15.5 151 h 17 °C 53 mm
June 12.5 107 h 18 °C 34 mm
July 11.0 100 h 19 °C 50 mm
August 17.5 186 h 20 °C 42 mm
September 15.0 136 h 17 °C 106 mm
October 20.0 185 h 15 °C 114 mm
November 19.5 161 h 12 °C 153 mm
December 19.0 151 h 10 °C 125 mm

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Technical details of UK Mounts Bay spot

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

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW.

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
Parking
Parking in Penzance or Marazion along the seafront. Easy access to the bay's beaches.
Hazards
St Michael's Mount and its submersible causeway. Tidal currents in the bay. Rocks around the Mount. Maritime traffic (Penzance harbour). Swell can enter the bay in southerly conditions.

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