Overview

Rossbeigh is a kitesurfing spot located in County Kerry, on the west coast of Ireland. This long sand spit in Dingle Bay offers varied conditions. The spot is exposed to southwest and west winds. Suitable for intermediate to advanced riders. The Atlantic swell creates good waves. Tides significantly change the rideable area.

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Spot forecast for Rossbeigh

Sunrise 08:13 · Sunset 18:35

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

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Swell and waves

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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 3.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:43 · 2.7 m Low tide 06:30 · 1.8 m High tide 12:59 · 2.9 m Low tide 19:20 · 1.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:03 · 2.9 m Low tide 07:41 · 1.6 m High tide 14:05 · 3.1 m Low tide 20:15 · 1.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:48 · 3.1 m Low tide 08:32 · 1.4 m High tide 14:49 · 3.3 m Low tide 20:56 · 1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:22 · 3.3 m Low tide 09:13 · 1.2 m High tide 15:26 · 3.5 m Low tide 21:32 · 0.8 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:54 · 3.6 m Low tide 09:49 · 0.9 m High tide 16:02 · 3.7 m Low tide 22:07 · 0.6 m

Rossbeigh: 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

370h

in August · 27 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in August: 24 rideable days a month and 370 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is November, at 15 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 50%13-20 knots · 41%21-30 knots · 8%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 50% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is February, with 195 mm.

Monthly averages: Rossbeigh

Monthly averages — Rossbeigh — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.5	160 h	8 °C	156 mm
February	21.0	203 h	10 °C	195 mm
March	17.5	171 h	11 °C	162 mm
April	21.5	218 h	14 °C	117 mm
May	22.0	202 h	16 °C	86 mm
June	25.0	378 h	16 °C	62 mm
July	25.0	345 h	18 °C	85 mm
August	27.0	370 h	19 °C	83 mm
September	21.5	223 h	16 °C	128 mm
October	20.0	211 h	14 °C	155 mm
November	15.0	129 h	12 °C	157 mm
December	19.0	174 h	10 °C	146 mm

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Technical details of Rossbeigh spot

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: SSE, S, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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