Overview

Instow Beach is a sandy beach in the Taw/Torridge estuary, facing Appledore in North Devon. The spot offers flat water conditions in the estuary, sheltered from Atlantic swell. Ideal for freestyle kitesurfing and learning at high tide.

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Spot forecast for Instow Beach

Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 18:14

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 07:15 · 3.6 m
High tide Tue 20 · 13:51 · 6.1 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 20:07 · 3.4 m
High tide Wed 21 · 02:43 · 6.1 m

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Instow Beach: 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

341h

in July · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 25 rideable days a month and 341 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is October, at 15 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 62%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 62% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is February, with 132 mm.

Monthly averages: Instow Beach

Monthly averages — Instow Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.0	125 h	8 °C	129 mm
February	17.5	171 h	10 °C	132 mm
March	16.0	147 h	12 °C	86 mm
April	17.5	185 h	14 °C	107 mm
May	22.0	246 h	18 °C	52 mm
June	27.5	355 h	18 °C	77 mm
July	29.5	341 h	19 °C	70 mm
August	25.5	293 h	20 °C	39 mm
September	20.5	195 h	17 °C	131 mm
October	15.0	138 h	15 °C	108 mm
November	15.0	127 h	12 °C	118 mm
December	16.0	131 h	10 °C	99 mm

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Technical details of Instow Beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: NNE, NE, SSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Parking

Parking along Instow seafront. Direct beach access.

Hazards

Strong tidal currents in the estuary. Shifting sandbanks. Leisure boats and kayaks. Shipping channel.

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