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Carskiey Bay on the West Coast is a very sheltered beach break that has unreliable waves. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the north northwest. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the best wave direction is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around low tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Take care of the strong rips here.

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Overall Carskiey Bay 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Carskiey Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Dunaverty Bay	1 mi
Second closest break	Southend Reef	2 mi
Third closest break	Machrihanish	8 mi
Fourth closest break	Westport	11 mi
Fifth closest break	Middle Beach	12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Carskiey Bay:
Closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	127 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Liverpool Buoy	136 mi
Third closest wave buoy	M4 Donegal Bay Buoy	172 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	214 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	257 mi
Tide stations nearest to Carskiey Bay:
Closest tide station	Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland	30 mi
Second closest tide station	Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland - READ flaterco	30 mi
Third closest tide station	Portrush, Northern Ireland	39 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Portrush, Northern Ireland - READ flaterco.com/pol.	39 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Portpatrick, Scotland	39 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Carskiey Bay:
Closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	98 mi
Second closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	110 mi
Third closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	118 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Glenshee (United Kingdom)	135 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	138 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Carskiey Bay:
Closest city location	Campbeltown (United Kingdom)	9 mi
Second closest city location	Ballypatrick (Ireland)	21 mi
Third closest city location	Cushendall (United Kingdom)	22 mi
Fourth closest city location	Glenariff (United Kingdom)	23 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ballycastle (United Kingdom)	24 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Carskiey Bay is Islay Airport (ILY) in U.k, 55 km (34 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Carskiey Bay is Prestwick Airport (PIK), also in U.k, 73 km (45 miles) away.
• Third is City (Belfast) Airport (BHD) in North Ireland, 77 km (48 miles) away.
• Aldergrove (Belfast) Airport (BFS) in North Ireland is 80 km (50 miles) away.
• Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY), also in North Ireland is the fifth nearest airport to Carskiey Bay and is 98 km (61 miles) away.