Overview

Ballyhornan is a beach on the southeast coast of County Down, facing southeast towards the Irish Sea. A quiet spot between Strangford and Ardglass. Conditions in southeast and east winds.

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Spot forecast for Ballyhornan

Sunrise 08:00 · Sunset 18:13

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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 3.5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:07 · 1.7 m High tide 07:26 · 3.7 m Low tide 13:25 · 1.9 m High tide 19:46 · 4.1 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:08 · 1.6 m High tide 08:33 · 3.9 m Low tide 14:24 · 1.7 m High tide 20:45 · 4.3 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:59 · 1.3 m High tide 09:25 · 4.2 m Low tide 15:15 · 1.5 m High tide 21:33 · 4.5 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:44 · 1 m High tide 10:08 · 4.4 m Low tide 15:59 · 1.3 m High tide 22:15 · 4.7 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:23 · 0.8 m High tide 10:46 · 4.7 m Low tide 16:38 · 1.1 m High tide 22:53 · 4.9 m

Ballyhornan: 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

193h

in May · 20 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 18 rideable days a month and 193 hours of usable wind, at 12 °C. The low point is January, at 9.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is April, with 116 mm.

Monthly averages: Ballyhornan

Monthly averages — Ballyhornan — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.5	73 h	7 °C	85 mm
February	10.5	107 h	9 °C	78 mm
March	18.0	188 h	10 °C	93 mm
April	16.5	188 h	12 °C	116 mm
May	20.0	193 h	15 °C	45 mm
June	13.0	116 h	16 °C	79 mm
July	15.5	139 h	18 °C	70 mm
August	9.5	71 h	18 °C	65 mm
September	16.5	175 h	15 °C	101 mm
October	11.5	101 h	13 °C	93 mm
November	13.0	99 h	10 °C	105 mm
December	10.5	81 h	9 °C	80 mm

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Technical details of Ballyhornan spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, SSE, NW, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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