Overview

Ballywalter on the east coast of the Ards Peninsula. East-facing beach overlooking the Irish Sea. Conditions with east and northeast winds. Views of Scotland on a clear day.

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Spot forecast for Ballywalter

Sunrise 08:00 · Sunset 18:12

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.9 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:06 · 1.5 m High tide 07:17 · 3.3 m Low tide 13:22 · 1.7 m High tide 19:36 · 3.6 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:07 · 1.3 m High tide 08:24 · 3.4 m Low tide 14:21 · 1.6 m High tide 20:36 · 3.8 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:58 · 1.1 m High tide 09:18 · 3.6 m Low tide 15:12 · 1.4 m High tide 21:26 · 4 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:43 · 0.9 m High tide 10:03 · 3.9 m Low tide 15:57 · 1.2 m High tide 22:10 · 4.1 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:22 · 0.7 m High tide 10:43 · 4.1 m Low tide 16:37 · 1 m High tide 22:50 · 4.3 m

Ballywalter: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

240h

in May · 22.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 19 rideable days a month and 240 hours of usable wind, at 14 °C. The low point is February, at 10 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is April, with 111 mm.

Monthly averages: Ballywalter

Monthly averages — Ballywalter — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	10.5	92 h	7 °C	75 mm
February	10.0	109 h	9 °C	64 mm
March	20.5	212 h	10 °C	96 mm
April	17.5	208 h	12 °C	111 mm
May	22.5	240 h	15 °C	49 mm
June	16.0	156 h	16 °C	69 mm
July	17.5	188 h	18 °C	67 mm
August	10.0	81 h	19 °C	68 mm
September	17.0	171 h	15 °C	87 mm
October	12.0	96 h	13 °C	78 mm
November	13.5	97 h	10 °C	104 mm
December	11.5	86 h	9 °C	87 mm

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Technical details of Ballywalter spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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