Lake · England · United Kingdom

Siblyback

Name: Siblyback
Address: GBR

Kite days peak in October at 42 %. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): February to March.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

JJan41cold
FFeb56cold
MMar51cold
AApr36Possible
MMay28Possible
JJun29Possible
JJul27Possible
AAug32Possible
SSep39Possible
OOct42Goodnow
NNov42cold
DDec47cold

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
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Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Confidence lowLake or river spot: global weather models underestimate local thermal winds here.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdictGood yearsof 0, reached 50 %

Kite days
42 % Goodabout 13 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 57 %
Kiteable 42 %
Too strong 1 %
Best hours
11:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
10.8 h
Air
14 °Cdaily maximum, 13 °C during kite hours
Rain
18 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Siblyback averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (42 %).

Siblyback

Kite days% of days	41	56	51	36	28	29	27	32	39	42	42	47
Verdictshare plus good years	cold	cold	cold	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Good	cold	cold
Good yearsof 0, reached 50 %	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 15	10 to 16	10 to 17	11 to 17	11 to 18	13 to 17	14 to 18	10 to 17	12 to 17	11 to 16	10 to 14	10 to 15
Daylighth	8.5	10.0	11.9	13.8	15.5	16.4	16.0	14.5	12.7	10.8	9.1	8.1
Air°C, daily maximum	8	9	10	13	15	18	19	19	17	14	11	9
Rain days1 mm or more	15 of 31	14 of 28	17 of 31	12 of 30	13 of 31	14 of 30	15 of 31	15 of 31	16 of 30	18 of 31	18 of 30	19 of 31

In January, Siblyback averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (41 %).
In February, Siblyback averaged 16 kite days out of 28 (56 %).
In March, Siblyback averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (51 %).
In April, Siblyback averaged 11 kite days out of 30 (36 %).
In May, Siblyback averaged 9 kite days out of 31 (28 %).
In June, Siblyback averaged 9 kite days out of 30 (29 %).
In July, Siblyback averaged 8 kite days out of 31 (27 %).
In August, Siblyback averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (32 %).
In September, Siblyback averaged 12 kite days out of 30 (39 %).
In October, Siblyback averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (42 %).
In November, Siblyback averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (42 %).
In December, Siblyback averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (47 %).

Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds

Trip odds at Siblyback

Trip odds are hidden here: at low confidence the model does not see this spot's wind well enough to count on.

How the wind behaves

In February, the windiest month

Too light 42 %
Kiteable 56 %
Too strong 2 %

Too light on 42 %, kiteable on 56 %, too strong on 2 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 to 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind direction varies, most often W (270°).

Kitesurfing at Siblyback: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Siblyback?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is February, when 56 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Siblyback windy in October?

Yes, often. 42 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 13 days in a typical October.

How many kite days does Siblyback get in a year?

About 143 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.

Live forecast

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Spot facts

Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Water body: Lake, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 37 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+01:00 in October
Coordinates: 50.5115, -4.4905
Model: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

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Nearby kite spots in England

Kite days in October, % of days

Torpoint
United Kingdom · 22 points more kite days than Siblyback in October
64 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Torpoint: Jan 57 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 57 %, May 49 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 56 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 71 %
Daymer Bay
United Kingdom · 24 points more kite days than Siblyback in October
66 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Daymer Bay: Jan 64 %, Feb 77 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 54 %, May 49 %, Jun 53 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 70 %
Widemouth Bay
United Kingdom · 21 points more kite days than Siblyback in October
63 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Widemouth Bay: Jan 57 %, Feb 71 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 47 %, May 38 %, Jun 44 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 54 %, Sep 54 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 67 %
Constantine Bay
United Kingdom · 30 points more kite days than Siblyback in October
72 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Constantine Bay: Jan 68 %, Feb 79 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 58 %, May 52 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 76 %
Watergate Bay
United Kingdom · 25 points more kite days than Siblyback in October
67 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Watergate Bay: Jan 63 %, Feb 77 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 55 %, May 48 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 49 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 68 %
Pendower Beach
United Kingdom · 28 points more kite days than Siblyback in October
70 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Pendower Beach: Jan 66 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 63 %, May 54 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 70 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 76 %
Perran Sands
United Kingdom · 26 points more kite days than Siblyback in October
68 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Perran Sands: Jan 66 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 71 %, Apr 56 %, May 50 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 60 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 71 %, Dec 69 %
Bantham
United Kingdom · 13 points more kite days than Siblyback in October
55 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Bantham: Jan 53 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 49 %, May 44 %, Jun 47 %, Jul 41 %, Aug 46 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 55 %, Nov 59 %, Dec 64 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: low.

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In October, 42 % of days at Siblyback met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/siblyback

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