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Ardersier Bay kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

United Kingdom · Écosse

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 1 m 57.57 | -4.04

Overview

Ardersier Bay is a kitesurfing spot located in Scotland, in the Moray Firth, near Inverness. This bay offers a semi-sheltered body of water with northeast and east winds. Conditions are suitable for intermediate riders. The sandy bottom is reassuring. Tides modify the navigable area. Accessible from Inverness.

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Spot forecast for Ardersier Bay

Sunrise 08:01 · Sunset 18:00

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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.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now00:012 m01:272.1 m02:482 m09:053.2 m12:182.2 m14:032.3 m15:102.3 m21:173.5 m01:191.9 m01:491.9 m03:431.8 m09:543.4 m13:262.1 m14:342.2 m16:022.1 m22:013.7 m04:281.5 m10:363.7 m14:462 m15:002 m16:451.9 m22:383.8 m05:051.3 m11:113.9 m17:201.7 m23:044 m05:331.1 m11:394 m17:341.5 m23:114.2 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 2 m High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 2 m High tide · 3.2 m Low tide · 2.2 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 2.3 m High tide · 3.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1.9 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 3.4 m Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 2.1 m High tide · 3.7 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 2 m High tide · 2 m Low tide · 1.9 m High tide · 3.8 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 4 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 4 m Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 4.2 m

Ardersier 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

408h

in June · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in June: 28 rideable days a month and 408 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is September, at 19.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 24.5 rideable days J February: 20 rideable days F March: 24 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 27 rideable days M June: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J July: 29 rideable days J August: 28 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d S October: 22 rideable days O November: 22 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 24.5 rideable days J February: 20 rideable days F March: 24 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 27 rideable days M June: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d J July: 29 rideable days J August: 28 rideable days A September: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d S October: 22 rideable days O November: 22 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 32%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 5 °C. The wettest month is December, with 123 mm.

Monthly averages: Ardersier Bay
Monthly averages — Ardersier 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 24.5 194 h 5 °C 65 mm
February 20.0 177 h 7 °C 64 mm
March 24.0 249 h 10 °C 68 mm
April 27.0 273 h 12 °C 73 mm
May 27.0 288 h 15 °C 78 mm
June 29.5 408 h 16 °C 84 mm
July 29.0 340 h 18 °C 107 mm
August 28.0 296 h 18 °C 63 mm
September 19.5 205 h 15 °C 64 mm
October 22.0 193 h 12 °C 92 mm
November 22.0 171 h 8 °C 74 mm
December 21.0 145 h 7 °C 123 mm

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Technical details of Ardersier Bay spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ESE, SW, WSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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