Holywood Sea Park kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United Kingdom · Northern Ireland

Spot currently openIntermediate level 54.65 | -5.83

Overview

Holywood Sea Park is a spot on the south shore of Belfast Lough, between Belfast and Bangor. North-facing lough body of water with moderate conditions. An accessible spot from central Belfast. Views of the Antrim hills on the other side of the lough.

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Spot forecast for Holywood Sea Park

Sunrise 08:02 · Sunset 18:13

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

Next tides

  • Low tide · 1.4 m
  • High tide · 3 m
  • Low tide · 1.1 m
  • High tide · 2.8 m

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Holywood Sea Park: 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

173h

in May · 19 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 17 rideable days a month and 173 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is December, at 7.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 10.5 rideable days J February: 8.5 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days M April: 14 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days19 d M June: 16 rideable days J July: 19 rideable days J August: 12 rideable days A September: 15 rideable days S October: 8.5 rideable days O November: 8 rideable days N December: 7.5 rideable days7.5 d D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 10.5 rideable days J February: 8.5 rideable days F March: 15 rideable days M April: 14 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days19 d M June: 16 rideable days J July: 19 rideable days J August: 12 rideable days A September: 15 rideable days S October: 8.5 rideable days O November: 8 rideable days N December: 7.5 rideable days7.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 79%13-20 knots · 20%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 79% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is March, with 118 mm.

Monthly averages: Holywood Sea Park
Monthly averages — Holywood Sea Park — 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 81 h 7 °C 83 mm
February 8.5 72 h 9 °C 77 mm
March 15.0 132 h 10 °C 118 mm
April 14.0 143 h 13 °C 109 mm
May 19.0 173 h 16 °C 59 mm
June 16.0 175 h 16 °C 76 mm
July 19.0 178 h 18 °C 82 mm
August 12.0 87 h 19 °C 75 mm
September 15.0 144 h 15 °C 97 mm
October 8.5 75 h 13 °C 107 mm
November 8.0 65 h 10 °C 98 mm
December 7.5 51 h 9 °C 94 mm

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Technical details of Holywood Sea Park spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Depending on conditions E: Depending on conditions ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Depending on conditions WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: ENE, E, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Open all year round
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Intermediate

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George Best Belfast City Airport Airport4.9 kmsource aviationweather.gov

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Additional stations

  • EW2842 Bangor UK10 km

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    source madis - NOAA

  • DeCourcy20.8 km

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