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DWD Icon D 2

DMI HARMONIE 2

UKMO UK 2

KNMI EU 5.5

DWD ICON EU 7

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

MF Arpege EU 11

GFS GRAPES 13

GFS global 13

BOM ACCESS 15

GEM Global 15

ECMWF IFS 25

GFS GraphCast 25

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	Icon D2 km run: 14/05 18:55																											Icon EU 7 km run: 14/05 18:55																																																			Icon Global 11 km run: 14/05 18:55																																								GFS 13 km run: 14/05 18:55
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Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kn)	11	10	10	10	9	9	7	5	2	2	1	1	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	6	8	7	7	6	4	2	3	3	2	2	5	8	9	10	10	9	9	10	9	9	8	6	4	3	3	3	5	7	8	8	9	10	11	11	10	8	7	8	8	9	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	9	10	10	9	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	4	5	4	4	2	1	0	3	5	6	6	6	6	8	10	11	12	12	12	12	11	10	9	7	6	7	7	7	6	6	7	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	8	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	9	16	22	26	30	33	34	34	26	26	25	25	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	23	23	23	22	22	21	20	20	18	17	15	14	12	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	5	6	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	8	9	9	6	4	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	4	3	4	5	4	4	5	5	7	9	12	17	19	19	17	16	16	16	17	15	13	14	15	15	15	14	14	13	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8
Gusts (kn)	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	11	3	3	3	2	5	7	8	9	10	12	13	13	14	14	13	11	9	4	4	4	4	5	6	7	7	7	7	10	12	14	13	13	12	9	7	7	7	7	10	16	17	19	20	19	18	18	18	18	17	15	13	7	8	9	11	13	15	16	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	15	13	14	15	17	16	16	15	12	12	12	13	14	15	15	14	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	8	9	8	7	7	5	4	5	7	9	10	10	10	13	15	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	16	14	2	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	23	23	23	23	22	20	18	15	13	12	13	14	16	19	21	20	19	29	29	29	29	29	28	29	29	29	26	23	20	19	18	17	16	15	16	17	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	22	22	22	22	21	20	20	22	23	24	25	26	26	27	28	28	27	25	24	23	23	22	21	19	20	19	18	17	16	14	11	8	7	7	9	11	13	16	18	18	16	11	15	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	13	15	16	17	18	18	16	13	12	15	16	16	14	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Wave Direction
Wave Ht. (m)	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Wave Per.	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Energy (Kj)	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	10	15	14	14	16	15	16	15	15	17	17	18	16	16	16	14	12	11	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	6	8	9	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	14	15	16	18	20	22	23	23	24	12	11	10	9	9	9	8	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5
Temp. (°C)	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	10	6	6	8	10	12	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	15	14	13	12	11	8	8	9	11	12	13	13	14	14	15	16	15	16	14	13	12	10	7	8	10	13	15	16	17	18	19	19	18	17	17	16	15	14	12	9	10	11	13	15	17	19	21	22	23	23	22	19	16	14	12	11	8	8	9	10	11	12	14	15	16	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	9	8	9	10	11	13	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	9	9	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	8	8	8	9	9	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	8	8	8	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	6	7	7	8	9	10	11	12	12	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	11	10	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	10	10	10	11	12	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	12
Rain (mm)																																																																																																																																															0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.6																																																				0.1	0.1	0.1							0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1						0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Cloud Cov. (%)									55	23	23	32	26	7		2	21	3										1									4		4	1	1	1	3	1					5	9	5	1	1					2	3	50	30	9	39	70	100	93	86	79	71	63	55	52	48	45	37	28	56	67	77	80	83	86	66	47	27	26	51	77	82	86	91	76	61	16	33	49	41	33	25	18	10	3	2	1							16	11	6	16	26	36	38	39	41	37	32	28	28	27	27	30	33	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	95	90	86	80	73	67	78	89	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	80	60	40	35	29	24	39	53	68	75	81	40	63	85	90	94	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	97	94	91	94	97	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	70	39	63	56	48	53	57	62	55	48	41	54	68	81	57	33	9	7	4	32	53	74	83	91	100	91	83	74	79	85	90	93	97	100	75	50
Tide Ht.	0.8	1.4	1.7	1.8	1.2	0.3	-0.6	-1.3	1.7	1.4	0.5	-0.5	-1.3	-1.7	-1.8	-1.4	-0.6	0.3	1.1	1.4	1.6	1.5	0.8	-0.1	-0.9	1.6	1.6	1.0	0.1	-0.8	-1.5	-1.7	-1.6	-1.1	-0.3	0.6	1.1	1.4	1.5	1.2	0.5	-0.4	1.5	1.5	1.3	0.7	-0.2	-1.0	-1.5	-1.6	-1.3	-0.8	-0.0	0.7	1.1	1.3	1.3	0.9	0.1	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.1	0.5	-0.4	-1.1	-1.4	-1.4	-1.2	-0.6	0.1	0.7	1.0	1.1	1.1	0.7	0.8	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.0	0.3	-0.5	-1.1	-1.3	-1.3	-1.1	-0.6	0.1	0.6	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.1	0.7	1.1	1.2	1.2	0.9	0.3	-0.5	-1.0	-1.3	-1.3	-1.2	-0.7	-0.0	0.5	0.8	1.0	-0.5	0.1	0.7	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.0	0.3	-0.4	-1.0	-1.3	-1.5	-1.4	-0.9	-0.2	0.4	0.8	-1.0	-0.7	-0.1	0.6	1.0	1.3	1.4	1.1	0.4	-0.4	-1.1	-1.5	-1.7	-1.6	-1.0	-0.2	0.4	-1.2	-1.2	-0.9	-0.1	0.6	1.1	1.5	1.6	1.3	0.5	-0.4	-1.2	-1.7	-2.0	-1.8	-1.1	-0.2	-1.1	-1.5	-1.5	-1.0	-0.2	0.6	1.3	1.8	1.9	1.4	0.5	-0.5	-1.4	-2.0	-2.2	-1.9	-1.1	-0.7	-1.4	-1.8	-1.7	-1.1	-0.2	0.8	1.5	2.1	2.2	1.6	0.5	-0.6	-1.5	-2.1	-2.3	-1.9	-0.0	-1.0	-1.7	-2.1	-1.9	-1.1	-0.0	1.0	1.8	2.3	2.3	1.6	0.4	-0.7	-1.6	-2.2	-2.3	0.9	-0.3	-1.3	-2.0	-2.3	-2.0	-1.1	0.1	1.1	1.9	2.4	2.3	1.5	0.3	-0.8	-1.7	-2.2	1.7	0.6	-0.6	-1.6	-2.2	-2.4	-1.9	-0.9	0.3	1.2	2.0	2.4	2.2	1.3	0.2	-0.9	-1.7	2.2	1.5	0.3	-0.8	-1.8	-2.3	-2.4	-1.8	-0.8	0.4	1.2	1.9	2.3	2.0	1.1	0.0	-1.0
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Tide Time			16:40											10:40							17:10					05:20						11:10						17:50						06:00					11:50							18:30					06:30						12:30							19:20					07:30						13:30							20:30					08:40						14:50							21:40					09:50							16:10											10:50							17:10					05:40						11:50							18:10					06:40						12:50							19:00					07:30						13:40						19:50						08:10						14:30						20:40						09:00						15:20						21:30					09:50							16:10											10:40							17:10

Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop

Water quality: Dirty

Infos: Stinking piles of seaweed which seem to use this beach as their last meeting point, waist high chop and the rumored nearby raw sewage outlet which means you can find yourself sailing by the occasional used sanitary product. Best sailed an hour either side of high tide due to aforementioned launching issues, due to the ever shifting sands Largo Bay presents all sorts of conditions, from flat water lagoons for those lovely speed runs to waist high chop/waves to use as ramps or even begin your wave riding career.

Beach type & size: Sand - Tidal

Infos: Sand for miles, a bit of shell on the high tide mark, hence the name. No real launch space at high tide.

Identified hazards: None

Beachgoer: None

Weather specificities: Wetsuit all year round, winter is for the brave but is sailed all year.

Wind type: Frontal

Wind specificities: Mainly SW winds. The beach can be sailed from West to Southeast winds but SW is best.

Best months: March, April, May, September, October, November

Access description: by Car - Car only. From Edinburgh airport head over the Forth Road Bridge then take the Kirkcaldy Road until the end, right at large round about, left at the next and left at the next now going along the coast road to Leven and upper Largo. Through both villages until a left hand turn to Elie. Approx. 2 miles along you will see the sign Shell Bay caravan park on left. Turn left and go all the way through the park until you see the kites. Actually it is the bay beyond Shell Bay. Arriving through the Shell Bay Caravan park (hence the confusion over the actual name of the bay) please make your way to the park reception and ask for a day pass, these cost 1 and permit you to use the toilets and other campsite facilities. Then make your way to the furthest point of the caravan park from reception where you will see a gap in the trees. Park and change here before making your way through the gap and into Largo Bay itself.

Specific rules: Fees

Extra: 1 to the park for all day visitors. If the wind is from the north go to St Andrews, about 20 min away up north, so you can get sailing in any wind and get some waves. Not the most pleasant of places due to build up of stinking kelp on the shore and a nearby sewer outfall. The local riders are all really friendly and make sure everyone is made to feel welcome.

Nightlife: Ship Inn in Elie. Great pub with food and drink.

Accommodations: Toilet

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