Overview

Gallagher Beach is located in south Buffalo, directly on Lake Erie. This urban spot offers easy lake access from the city of Buffalo. The beach is popular with local kiters and windsurfers. View of the Buffalo skyline and harbor. Good spot in southwest wind.

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Spot forecast for Gallagher Beach

Sunrise 07:35 · Sunset 18:25

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

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Gallagher Beach: 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

294h

in March · 28 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are March, July and January, at 27 rideable days and 12 °C. The low point is September, at 19.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is June, with 117 mm.

Monthly averages: Gallagher Beach

Monthly averages — Gallagher Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	26.0	242 h	-1 °C	79 mm
February	20.0	204 h	3 °C	43 mm
March	28.0	294 h	9 °C	58 mm
April	25.0	264 h	13 °C	83 mm
May	26.0	273 h	20 °C	60 mm
June	23.5	254 h	25 °C	117 mm
July	26.5	213 h	27 °C	104 mm
August	25.0	230 h	26 °C	17 mm
September	19.5	147 h	25 °C	26 mm
October	23.0	211 h	17 °C	86 mm
November	24.0	229 h	9 °C	44 mm
December	24.0	210 h	1 °C	101 mm

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Technical details of Gallagher Beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Lake Erie waters with significant fetch, especially in southwest wind. Waves can be significant. Sandy bottom. Currents possible near Buffalo harbor.

Hazards

Powerful waves in strong wind. Proximity to Buffalo harbor with maritime traffic. Cold waters. Harbor structures nearby. Currents near jetties.

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N2MLB-13 BUFFALO7.8 km

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GW5858 WEST SENECA NY US8.5 km

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