Overview

Minerstown Beach, an isolated and quiet beach on the south coast of County Down. Southeast-facing with views of the Mourne Mountains. Less crowded than neighbouring beaches, offering a wild and peaceful setting for kiting.

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Spot forecast for Minerstown

Sunrise 08:00 · Sunset 18:14

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 07:31 · 3.7 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:29 · 2 m
High tide Tue 20 · 19:50 · 4.1 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 02:11 · 1.6 m

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Minerstown: 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

221h

in March · 23 rideable days

The season runs from February to May, peaking in March: 21 rideable days a month and 221 hours of usable wind, at 12 °C. The low point is January, at 13 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 61%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 61% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is April, with 121 mm.

Monthly averages: Minerstown

Monthly averages — Minerstown — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	13.0	107 h	7 °C	96 mm
February	19.0	169 h	9 °C	77 mm
March	23.0	221 h	10 °C	102 mm
April	21.5	238 h	12 °C	121 mm
May	18.5	161 h	15 °C	32 mm
June	18.0	180 h	16 °C	71 mm
July	18.0	167 h	18 °C	72 mm
August	24.5	238 h	18 °C	51 mm
September	15.0	136 h	15 °C	111 mm
October	15.5	159 h	13 °C	108 mm
November	16.0	122 h	10 °C	113 mm
December	19.0	137 h	9 °C	79 mm

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Technical details of Minerstown spot

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE, SSE, S.

Depending on conditions: ENE, SSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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