Gypsyride Sands kitesurf and wingfoil spot

United Kingdom · Northern Ireland

Spot currently openIntermediate level 54.45 | -5.45

Overview

Gypsyride Sands is a beach on the east coast of the Ards Peninsula, between Cloughey and Ballywalter. A sandy beach facing east towards the Irish Sea. A quiet and uncrowded spot.
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Spot forecast for Gypsyride Sands

Sunrise 08:00 · Sunset 18:12

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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 1.7 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now01:051.6 m07:223.5 m13:231.8 m19:413.9 m02:061.5 m08:283.7 m14:221.7 m20:414.1 m02:581.2 m09:214 m15:131.5 m21:304.3 m03:431 m10:054.2 m15:581.2 m22:134.5 m04:230.8 m10:454.5 m16:381 m22:524.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1.6 m High tide · 3.5 m Low tide · 1.8 m High tide · 3.9 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 3.7 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 4.1 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 4 m Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 4.3 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 1 m High tide · 4.2 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 4.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 4.5 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 4.7 m

Gypsyride Sands: 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

237h

in May · 19.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in May: 18 rideable days a month and 237 hours of usable wind, at 14 °C. The low point is August, at 10 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 11.5 rideable days J February: 11.5 rideable days F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 17 rideable days A May: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d M June: 15 rideable days J July: 18 rideable days J August: 10 rideable days10 d A September: 17.5 rideable days S October: 12.5 rideable days O November: 14 rideable days N December: 11.5 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 11.5 rideable days J February: 11.5 rideable days F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 17 rideable days A May: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d M June: 15 rideable days J July: 18 rideable days J August: 10 rideable days10 d A September: 17.5 rideable days S October: 12.5 rideable days O November: 14 rideable days N December: 11.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is April, with 110 mm.

Monthly averages: Gypsyride Sands
Monthly averages — Gypsyride Sands — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 11.5 106 h 7 °C 77 mm
February 11.5 116 h 9 °C 74 mm
March 18.5 216 h 10 °C 93 mm
April 17.0 204 h 12 °C 110 mm
May 19.5 237 h 15 °C 49 mm
June 15.0 156 h 16 °C 68 mm
July 18.0 187 h 17 °C 56 mm
August 10.0 87 h 18 °C 59 mm
September 17.5 178 h 15 °C 78 mm
October 12.5 100 h 13 °C 85 mm
November 14.0 101 h 10 °C 108 mm
December 11.5 92 h 9 °C 88 mm

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Technical details of Gypsyride Sands spot

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

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, WNW.

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