Overview

Burry Port is a kitesurfing spot located in Wales, in Carmarthenshire. This spot is situated in the Loughor river estuary. Southwest and west winds dominate. Conditions are suitable for intermediate riders. The very large tidal range of the estuary creates vast navigable areas at low tide. Beware of tidal currents.

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Spot forecast for Burry Port

Sunrise 07:50 · Sunset 18:13

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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 6 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 06:19 · 3.4 m High tide 12:22 · 6 m Low tide 19:13 · 3.5 m
Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:19 · 5.7 m Low tide 07:46 · 3.5 m High tide 14:22 · 6 m Low tide 20:37 · 3.3 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:13 · 6 m Low tide 09:05 · 3.2 m High tide 15:42 · 6.4 m Low tide 21:45 · 2.9 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 04:13 · 6.5 m Low tide 10:08 · 2.7 m High tide 16:32 · 7 m Low tide 22:39 · 2.3 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:57 · 7.1 m Low tide 10:58 · 2.2 m High tide 17:13 · 7.6 m Low tide 23:24 · 1.8 m

Burry Port: 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

315h

in August · 26 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in August: 23 rideable days a month and 315 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is November, 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 September, with 187 mm.

Monthly averages: Burry Port

Monthly averages — Burry Port — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.5	142 h	7 °C	123 mm
February	17.5	173 h	9 °C	167 mm
March	18.0	152 h	11 °C	124 mm
April	18.5	196 h	13 °C	135 mm
May	20.0	202 h	17 °C	76 mm
June	25.5	310 h	17 °C	76 mm
July	22.0	219 h	19 °C	53 mm
August	26.0	315 h	20 °C	91 mm
September	18.5	190 h	16 °C	187 mm
October	20.5	190 h	14 °C	137 mm
November	15.5	124 h	11 °C	147 mm
December	19.5	149 h	9 °C	160 mm

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Technical details of Burry Port spot

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: SE, SSE, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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