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Booterstown kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Ireland · County Dublin

Spot currently openBeginner level 53.31 | -6.19

Overview

Booterstown is a kitesurfing spot located in County Dublin, on the east coast of Ireland. This spot offers a body of water in Dublin Bay with shallow waters at low tide. East and northeast winds are favorable. Suitable for beginners and intermediates. Tides significantly change the navigable area. Very accessible from Dublin.

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Spot forecast for Booterstown

Sunrise 08:02 · Sunset 18:16

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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 4.6 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25 Now02:391.3 m09:003.2 m14:511.5 m21:013.5 m03:241.1 m09:493.4 m15:351.3 m21:483.6 m04:010.9 m10:293.5 m16:121.2 m22:273.8 m04:340.7 m11:043.7 m16:441 m23:043.9 m04:030.6 m10:373.9 m16:140.8 m22:414 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 3.2 m Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 3.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 3.4 m Low tide · 1.3 m High tide · 3.6 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 3.8 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 3.9 m
  • Sunday 25 October Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 3.9 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 4 m

Booterstown: 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 June · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in June: 25 rideable days a month and 294 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is November, at 14 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 18.5 rideable days J February: 22.5 rideable days F March: 21 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days A May: 25 rideable days M June: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 24.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 17 rideable days O November: 14 rideable days14 d N December: 21 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 18.5 rideable days J February: 22.5 rideable days F March: 21 rideable days M April: 21 rideable days A May: 25 rideable days M June: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 24.5 rideable days A September: 21 rideable days S October: 17 rideable days O November: 14 rideable days14 d N December: 21 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 82%13-20 knots · 17%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 82% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is November, with 102 mm.

Monthly averages: Booterstown
Monthly averages — Booterstown — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.5 149 h 7 °C 96 mm
February 22.5 207 h 10 °C 75 mm
March 21.0 188 h 11 °C 93 mm
April 21.0 189 h 13 °C 94 mm
May 25.0 214 h 16 °C 43 mm
June 27.5 294 h 18 °C 59 mm
July 23.5 224 h 19 °C 79 mm
August 24.5 264 h 20 °C 27 mm
September 21.0 182 h 16 °C 71 mm
October 17.0 144 h 14 °C 76 mm
November 14.0 107 h 11 °C 102 mm
December 21.0 153 h 9 °C 70 mm

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Technical details of Booterstown spot

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

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, W.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SW, WSW, WNW.

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