Overview

Bushfoot Strand is a sandy beach near Portballintrae, at the foot of the Giant's Causeway. Facing north, the beach offers surf and kite conditions in an exceptional historic setting. The mouth of the River Bush creates interesting conditions.

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Spot forecast for bushfoot strand

Sunrise 08:06 · Sunset 18:15

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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 3.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 05:29 · 1 m Low tide 10:13 · 0.6 m High tide 17:31 · 1.3 m Low tide 23:12 · 0.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 06:03 · 1.1 m Low tide 10:50 · 0.5 m High tide 17:59 · 1.4 m Low tide 23:44 · 0.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 06:28 · 1.1 m Low tide 11:17 · 0.5 m High tide 18:11 · 1.4 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 00:08 · 0.3 m High tide 06:39 · 1.2 m Low tide 11:36 · 0.4 m High tide 18:06 · 1.5 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:23 · 0.3 m High tide 06:34 · 1.3 m Low tide 11:58 · 0.3 m High tide 18:24 · 1.6 m

bushfoot strand: 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

343h

in June · 25 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in June: 23 rideable days a month and 343 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is December, at 12 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 54%13-20 knots · 39%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 August, with 115 mm.

Monthly averages: bushfoot strand

Monthly averages — bushfoot strand — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	17.0	121 h	7 °C	89 mm
February	16.0	129 h	9 °C	98 mm
March	17.5	160 h	10 °C	70 mm
April	16.5	167 h	13 °C	111 mm
May	24.5	255 h	16 °C	86 mm
June	25.0	343 h	16 °C	102 mm
July	24.5	315 h	18 °C	78 mm
August	21.0	211 h	18 °C	115 mm
September	20.0	193 h	15 °C	94 mm
October	15.0	142 h	13 °C	100 mm
November	15.5	122 h	10 °C	115 mm
December	12.0	89 h	9 °C	107 mm

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Technical details of bushfoot strand spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ENE, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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