Overview

Aghada is a kitesurf spot located in County Cork, in Cork Harbour. This spot offers a sheltered body of water with calm conditions suited for beginners and intermediate riders. Southwest winds are channeled by the estuary. The significant tides create currents to watch out for. The spot is easily accessible.

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Spot forecast for Aghada

Sunrise 08:06 · Sunset 18:29

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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 10.7 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 05:45 · 1.5 m High tide 12:26 · 3 m Low tide 18:28 · 1.6 m
Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:59 · 2.9 m Low tide 07:02 · 1.5 m High tide 13:35 · 3 m Low tide 19:44 · 1.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:04 · 3 m Low tide 08:14 · 1.4 m High tide 14:35 · 3.2 m Low tide 20:51 · 1.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:59 · 3.2 m Low tide 09:15 · 1.2 m High tide 15:26 · 3.4 m Low tide 21:45 · 1.1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:48 · 3.4 m Low tide 10:06 · 0.9 m High tide 16:11 · 3.6 m Low tide 22:32 · 0.9 m

Aghada: 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

235h

in February · 23.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are August, June and February, at 27 rideable days and 15 °C. The low point is November, at 17 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is February, with 177 mm.

Monthly averages: Aghada

Monthly averages — Aghada — 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	155 h	8 °C	147 mm
February	23.5	235 h	10 °C	177 mm
March	22.5	232 h	11 °C	126 mm
April	21.5	233 h	13 °C	130 mm
May	23.0	227 h	16 °C	72 mm
June	25.5	296 h	17 °C	51 mm
July	21.5	217 h	19 °C	64 mm
August	30.5	358 h	19 °C	35 mm
September	18.5	185 h	16 °C	119 mm
October	22.0	224 h	14 °C	137 mm
November	17.0	142 h	11 °C	155 mm
December	19.5	150 h	10 °C	99 mm

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Technical details of Aghada spot

The spot works with winds from SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: E, ESE, WSW, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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