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Shell Beach kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Guernsey

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 5 m 49.48 | -2.45

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
Shell Beach is a kitesurfing spot located on the east coast of Guernsey, near Herm. This shell beach is exposed to east and northeast winds. The spot offers a magnificent setting with clear, turquoise waters. Conditions are suitable for intermediate riders. The significant tides of the Channel Islands create currents that need to be monitored. The spot is an excellent alternative in east winds.
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Spot forecast for Shell Beach

Sunrise 07:38 · Sunset 18:10

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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 2.5 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 Now01:215.4 m07:583.9 m14:055.6 m21:203.6 m03:105.5 m09:523.6 m15:415.8 m22:323.1 m04:265.9 m10:533.1 m16:436.4 m23:202.5 m05:156.6 m11:382.5 m17:297 m00:011.9 m05:557.2 m12:191.8 m18:107.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 5.4 m Low tide · 3.9 m High tide · 5.6 m Low tide · 3.6 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 5.5 m Low tide · 3.6 m High tide · 5.8 m Low tide · 3.1 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 5.9 m Low tide · 3.1 m High tide · 6.4 m Low tide · 2.5 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 6.6 m Low tide · 2.5 m High tide · 7 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 1.9 m High tide · 7.2 m Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 7.6 m

Shell 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

231h

in May · 19 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 16 rideable days a month and 231 hours of usable wind, at 14 °C. The low point is October, at 9.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 14 rideable days J February: 11 rideable days F March: 16 rideable days M April: 16 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days19 d M June: 13.5 rideable days J July: 13.5 rideable days J August: 11 rideable days A September: 12 rideable days S October: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d O November: 13.5 rideable days N December: 10.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 14 rideable days J February: 11 rideable days F March: 16 rideable days M April: 16 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days19 d M June: 13.5 rideable days J July: 13.5 rideable days J August: 11 rideable days A September: 12 rideable days S October: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d O November: 13.5 rideable days N December: 10.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 42%13-20 knots · 45%21-30 knots · 11%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 45% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 9 °C. The wettest month is January, with 121 mm.

Monthly averages: Shell Beach
Monthly averages — Shell 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 14.0 102 h 9 °C 121 mm
February 11.0 87 h 10 °C 96 mm
March 16.0 159 h 11 °C 43 mm
April 16.0 186 h 12 °C 34 mm
May 19.0 231 h 14 °C 28 mm
June 13.5 133 h 16 °C 19 mm
July 13.5 107 h 18 °C 41 mm
August 11.0 123 h 19 °C 21 mm
September 12.0 133 h 17 °C 104 mm
October 9.5 101 h 16 °C 74 mm
November 13.5 115 h 13 °C 74 mm
December 10.5 95 h 11 °C 60 mm

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Technical details of Shell Beach spot

N: Depending on conditions 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: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, NNW.

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

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