Overview

Keel Lake on Achill Island is an inland lake offering a flat body of water ideal for beginners. This spot is sheltered from Atlantic swell and offers calm conditions. Westerly and southwesterly winds reach the lake. The bottom is sandy and shallow. No tides on this lake. An excellent complement to the ocean spots of Achill.

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Spot forecast for Achill Island Keel Lake

Sunrise 08:17 · Sunset 18:32

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

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Achill Island Keel Lake: 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

472h

in June · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in June: 27 rideable days a month and 472 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is March, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 54%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 54% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is October, with 170 mm.

Monthly averages: Achill Island Keel Lake

Monthly averages — Achill Island Keel Lake — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	20.0	184 h	7 °C	119 mm
February	19.0	205 h	9 °C	152 mm
March	16.5	183 h	10 °C	132 mm
April	20.0	237 h	13 °C	135 mm
May	25.5	288 h	15 °C	63 mm
June	29.5	472 h	15 °C	133 mm
July	28.5	401 h	17 °C	101 mm
August	27.0	388 h	17 °C	161 mm
September	23.5	277 h	15 °C	113 mm
October	22.0	229 h	13 °C	170 mm
November	17.5	138 h	10 °C	146 mm
December	22.5	194 h	9 °C	137 mm

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Technical details of Achill Island Keel Lake spot

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, S, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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