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Gaz Rees - Newgale

7:45 am 16 Aug 2011

Balephuil

4:05 pm 25 Jun 2009

Balephuil ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0

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Balephuil Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – Tiree, UK)

Balephuil photo

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Surf Break: Balephuil

Name: Balephuil
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: N

Balephuil in Tiree is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the north. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Surfable at all stages of the tide.

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Overall Balephuil Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Balephuil Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Balephuil:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Port Bharrapol 1 mi
Second closest break The Maze 3 mi
Third closest break The Hough 4 mi
Fourth closest break Balevullin 4 mi
Fifth closest break Balephetrish 5 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Balephuil:

Closest wave buoy M4 Donegal Bay Buoy 156 mi
Second closest wave buoy M2 Lambay Buoy 216 mi
Third closest wave buoy Liverpool Buoy 229 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy K5 Buoy 246 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy K4 Buoy 250 mi

Tide stations nearest to Balephuil:

Closest tide station Tobermory, Island of Mull, Scotland 36 mi
Second closest tide station Tobermory, Island of Mull, Scotland - READ flaterco 36 mi
Third closest tide station Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland 65 mi
Fourth closest tide station Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland - READ flaterco 65 mi
Fifth closest tide station Portrush, Northern Ireland 88 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Balephuil:

Closest ski area Nevis Range (United Kingdom) 79 mi
Second closest ski area Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom) 82 mi
Third closest ski area Cairngorm (United Kingdom) 133 mi
Fourth closest ski area Glenshee (United Kingdom) 135 mi
Fifth closest ski area The Lecht (United Kingdom) 150 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Balephuil:

Closest city location Tiree (United Kingdom) 4 mi
Second closest city location Lochaline (United Kingdom) 45 mi
Third closest city location Mallaig (United Kingdom) 57 mi
Fourth closest city location Oban (United Kingdom) 57 mi
Fifth closest city location Ardrishaig (United Kingdom) 65 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Balephuil is Tiree Airport (TRE) in U.k., 7 km (4 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Balephuil is Islay Airport (ILY) in U.k, 97 km (60 miles) away.
  • Third is Benbecula Airport (BEB) in U.k, 117 km (73 miles) away.
  • Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland is 158 km (98 miles) away.
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) in U.k is the fifth nearest airport to Balephuil and is 169 km (105 miles) away.
Balephuil break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Balephuil, Scotland - Tiree. Use the tab navigation above to view Balephuil sea temperature, Balephuil photographs, Balephuil detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Balephuil webcams, current wind from Scotland - Tiree live weather stations and Balephuil tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Balephuil.