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Type:	Chop, Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:	None
Quality:	Clean
Best Tide:	Tide Independent

Small (0.5 - 1m) waves when its a Southwesterly wind, otherwise pretty flat.

Type:	Sand, Pebbles
Size:	Big
Hazards:	None
Beach Users:	May, June, July, August, September, None

Nice big wide sandy beach facing SSW. Possibly one of the best beaches on the West Coast south of Fort William. Plenty of space.

Best Months:	April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Wind Type:	Thermal Winds, Frontal Winds
Best Direction:	SSE, S, SSW, SW
Main Direction:	SW

There are good onshore sea breezes on warm summer days. The cleanest wind is in the middle of the beach. This beach only works when the wind is between SE and SW, anything else is very gusty. Suggest you avoid it if the wind is blowing from the W through NW, N, NE or East.

Transport:	Car
Access:	Short Walk

Get directions from

Turn North from Benderloch headed for Tralee Bay. After about half a miles there is an opening on your left, under high trees saying "To beach". The track is rough and about 300metres long with a gate half way down. Drive right to end and park on the firm gravel/sand (to your right) among the wine bushes. At this point you are positioned nicely in the middle of the beach.

Rules:

None

Some great campsites nearby. If the wind moves to due West or has any North in it, it becomes too gusty. In this case there are nearby alternative (OK) locations in Loch Creran (just northeast of Benderloch).

Pretty quiet part of the country - but head to the bars in Oban for a beer.