Mediterranean Beach in Scotland?

[Stevenj214]

What temperature would we need, and how long would we need it for, to heat the water at a Scottish beach up to Mediterranean levels?

[750turbo]

Stevenj214 said:

What temperature would we need, and how long would we need it for, to heat the water at a Scottish beach up to Mediterranean levels?

Visit Ayr beach during the Glasgow Fair, no need for Med Sea Water there

Mental!!

(And I used to swim in this when I was a kid....)

[Stevenj214]

750turbo said:

Visit Ayr beach during the Glasgow Fair, no need for Med Sea Water there

Mental!!

(And I used to swim in this when I was a kid....)

Haha I know, I used to go too! I'm just trying to plan for the best beach day(s) with air and water temperature.

[PD9]

The warmest the water gets is 14°C (64°F) July to September. Remember your drysuit!

[Stevenj214]

PD9 said:

The warmest the water gets is 14°C (64°F) July to September. Remember your drysuit!

Is that a top temperature or an average?

[AMLK]

Tentsmuir beach (nothern end), Fife

Imagine this on a sunny day (the photo was taken in March) - is this mediterranean enough for you?
Just watch out for the seals further along the beach! Can't comment on the sea temperature thogh, I haven't been brave enough yet. Beautiful beach though.

[Robert Burns]

AMLK said:

Tentsmuir beach (nothern end), Fife

Imagine this on a sunny day (the photo was taken in March) - is this mediterranean enough for you?
Just watch out for the seals further along the beach! Can't comment on the sea temperature thogh, I haven't been brave enough yet. Beautiful beach though.

Aye, that will put hair on your testies

[chunkymonkey71]

The beaches on the Western Isles are more caribbean than mediterranean!

Absolutely stunning!

[Penny-lope]

AMLK said:

Tentsmuir beach (nothern end), Fife

Imagine this on a sunny day (the photo was taken in March) - is this mediterranean enough for you?
Just watch out for the seals further along the beach! Can't comment on the sea temperature though, I haven't been brave enough yet. Beautiful beach though.

Well if my bairn can do it

Tentsmuir


Lunan Bay

Edited by Penny-lope on Monday 31st May 19:28

[danrc]

Lunan bay is lovely, I was down there recently.

Also the beach at Loch Morlich near Avimore is great!

[Penny-lope]

Oh and here's a PH'er testing St Andrews waters

[Penny-lope]

danrc said:

Lunan bay is lovely, I was down there recently.

Also the beach at Loch Morlich near Avimore is great!

We were at Lunan a few weeks back....spent a good few hours there, including making this....

[Matt Black]

Dornoch has a rather nice beach, 'tis cold in the sea though!

[Stevenj214]

AMLK said:

Tentsmuir beach (nothern end), Fife

Imagine this on a sunny day (the photo was taken in March) - is this mediterranean enough for you?
Just watch out for the seals further along the beach! Can't comment on the sea temperature thogh, I haven't been brave enough yet. Beautiful beach though.

Definitely! I know there are many beautiful beaches to look at, and even stunning ones further north. I'm mostly wondering about sea temperature though; after say 7 days of 25 degrees +, do Scottish seas heat up enough to make the water comfortable?

[JQ]

Best thing to do would be to contact the authorities in Reykjavik, Iceland where they already do this. At Nauthólsvik Thermal Beach they pump hot water into the sea to heat it up. Been there a few times and it's very popular.

http://www.whatsonwhen.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event...

[inman999]

Stevenj214 said:

AMLK said:

Tentsmuir beach (nothern end), Fife

Imagine this on a sunny day (the photo was taken in March) - is this mediterranean enough for you?
Just watch out for the seals further along the beach! Can't comment on the sea temperature thogh, I haven't been brave enough yet. Beautiful beach though.

Definitely! I know there are many beautiful beaches to look at, and even stunning ones further north. I'm mostly wondering about sea temperature though; after say 7 days of 25 degrees +, do Scottish seas heat up enough to make the water comfortable?

Think more like months at 30+ degrees to get anywhere near med temperatures. In one week you're probably talking a fraction of a degree. As to the question I imagine the answer is no unless you have brass balls.

[JQ]

inman999 said:

Stevenj214 said:

AMLK said:

Tentsmuir beach (nothern end), Fife

Imagine this on a sunny day (the photo was taken in March) - is this mediterranean enough for you?
Just watch out for the seals further along the beach! Can't comment on the sea temperature thogh, I haven't been brave enough yet. Beautiful beach though.

Definitely! I know there are many beautiful beaches to look at, and even stunning ones further north. I'm mostly wondering about sea temperature though; after say 7 days of 25 degrees +, do Scottish seas heat up enough to make the water comfortable?

Think more like months at 30+ degrees to get anywhere near med temperatures. In one week you're probably talking a fraction of a degree. As to the question I imagine the answer is no unless you have brass balls.

At Nauthólsvik they get a constant temp of 20 degrees with hotspots of up to 35 degrees. It's been running since 2000.

[sherman]

If the gulf of Mexico is blazing hot would that not help to warm up the beaches up the west coast? If Scotland was also in the middle of a warm spell it could possibly get to a decent bathing temperature but it would struggle to get to Med levels. Find a deep empty rock pool and think of it as your own private non fizzy jacuzzi.

[750turbo]

Ayr, just before the holiday season....(Well maybe not)

[AJS-]

You'd have to be mad to go swimming there.

Scotland doesn't have mediterranean beaches because it's not on the mediterranean. It's a long way north of there, and much, much colder!

Good luck.