Overview

Mossyard is a spot in Fleet Bay, on the south coast of Dumfries & Galloway. The south-facing bay offers a sheltered body of water with conditions in southerly winds. Picturesque setting in Galloway Forest Park, one of the UK's Dark Sky Reserves.

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Spot forecast for Mossyard

Sunrise 07:56 · Sunset 18:07

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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 3.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:59 · 2.7 m High tide 07:44 · 5.3 m Low tide 13:20 · 2.9 m High tide 20:11 · 5.8 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:11 · 2.6 m High tide 08:55 · 5.6 m Low tide 14:32 · 2.7 m High tide 21:12 · 6.1 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:17 · 2.2 m High tide 09:48 · 6.1 m Low tide 15:36 · 2.4 m High tide 22:01 · 6.5 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:12 · 1.8 m High tide 10:31 · 6.5 m Low tide 16:30 · 2 m High tide 22:42 · 6.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:58 · 1.4 m High tide 11:09 · 7 m Low tide 17:16 · 1.6 m High tide 23:20 · 7.3 m

Mossyard: 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

254h

in March · 23.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in March: 23 rideable days a month and 254 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is November, at 16 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 55%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 55% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is December, with 177 mm.

Monthly averages: Mossyard

Monthly averages — Mossyard — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.5	130 h	6 °C	116 mm
February	20.5	187 h	8 °C	100 mm
March	23.5	254 h	10 °C	126 mm
April	22.5	257 h	12 °C	123 mm
May	23.5	228 h	16 °C	104 mm
June	19.5	192 h	16 °C	86 mm
July	18.5	171 h	18 °C	69 mm
August	25.5	269 h	18 °C	124 mm
September	19.5	208 h	16 °C	125 mm
October	19.5	184 h	13 °C	108 mm
November	16.0	129 h	10 °C	142 mm
December	21.5	159 h	8 °C	177 mm

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Technical details of Mossyard spot

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

Depending on conditions: NNE, SSW, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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