Tiree Balevullin, UK

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Ardfern, is 95 km away.

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About Tiree Balevullin

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NW (318°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (138°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 109). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 14°C in July, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Ardfern, is 95 km away.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 19 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to EDI, direct.
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Getting there. 7 h 05 from the airport to Tiree Balevullin, 296 km.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Ardfern, is 95 km away.
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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tiree Balevullin, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, poor	5 ft7 smushy	201kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 ssoft	1,279kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 ssoft	943kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 18 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,299kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	732kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	12°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	701kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 24 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	10 ft10 ssoft	1,679kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	10°C
Sun 25Oct	16, poor	4 ft15 smushy	761kJ	wind from the west, 29 knots	11°C
Mon 26Oct	4, poor	5 ft11 smushy	642kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots	10°C
Tue 27Oct	18, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	318kJ	wind from the south-west, 26 knots	12°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to EDI, then 7h 05 by road. About 19h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to EDI, then 7h 05 by road. About 19h door to door

Rough cost

About £855–£1,635 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to EDI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£375–£780
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£105–£175
Food	7 days eating out	£240–£445
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£100–£170
Total		£855–£1,635

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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