Overview

Annagassan is a kitesurfing spot located in County Louth, on the east coast of Ireland. This beach is exposed to easterly and northeasterly winds in Dundalk Bay. Conditions are suitable for intermediate riders. The sandy bottom is safe. Tides affect the navigable area. The village of Annagassan is an ancient Viking site.

Suggest an edit

Spot forecast for Annagassan

Sunrise 08:02 · Sunset 18:17

Open-Meteo

Premium weather models. Get the professional models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, MeteoSwiss…) and a 16-day forecast. Without a subscription: Open-Meteo over 5 days.

Go Premium

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

Forecasts provided by Open-Meteo

Swell and waves

Swell and tides over 8 days. Premium members see the swell and tides over 8 days. Without a subscription: 5 days.

Go Premium

Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

Swell data by Open-Meteo Marine

Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 5.8 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 00:08 · 1.9 m High tide 06:11 · 3.6 m Low tide 12:30 · 2.1 m High tide 18:37 · 3.9 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:21 · 1.8 m High tide 07:41 · 3.7 m Low tide 13:40 · 2 m High tide 19:58 · 4.1 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:21 · 1.6 m High tide 08:47 · 3.9 m Low tide 14:37 · 1.8 m High tide 20:57 · 4.3 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:10 · 1.3 m High tide 09:37 · 4.2 m Low tide 15:25 · 1.6 m High tide 21:43 · 4.5 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:52 · 1.1 m High tide 10:19 · 4.4 m Low tide 16:06 · 1.3 m High tide 22:24 · 4.7 m

Annagassan: 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

252h

in March · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from February to August, peaking in March: 26 rideable days a month and 252 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is November, at 19 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is April, with 126 mm.

Monthly averages: Annagassan

Monthly averages — Annagassan — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	20.5	155 h	7 °C	92 mm
February	25.0	229 h	9 °C	86 mm
March	27.5	252 h	11 °C	106 mm
April	25.5	251 h	13 °C	126 mm
May	26.5	289 h	16 °C	43 mm
June	26.5	323 h	17 °C	66 mm
July	25.5	248 h	19 °C	92 mm
August	27.5	293 h	20 °C	44 mm
September	24.0	230 h	16 °C	78 mm
October	22.0	179 h	14 °C	98 mm
November	19.0	129 h	10 °C	96 mm
December	19.5	166 h	9 °C	69 mm

Photo gallery of Annagassan

This spot is waiting for its first images

Ridden here? One photo or video, and the spot comes alive for everyone discovering it.

Technical details of Annagassan spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, SE, SW, WSW, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Something out of date? Suggest an edit

Live

FW3353 Dundalk UK14.4 kmsource madis - NOAA

Readings reserved for Premium members

Live readings from FW3353 Dundalk UK weather station are reserved for Premium members.

Real-time readings
Last 48 hours history
Custom alerts
Extended weather forecasts

Discover Premium

Already a Premium member? Log in

All the details of your session on windtracker.app

Webcams near Annagassan

Webcams provided by Windy.com

Nearby spots

All spots: County Louth

Comments 0

No comments yet.

Log in to comment

Annagassan kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot