Carrigart Lagoon kitesurf and wingfoil spot

Ireland · County Donegal

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 2 m 55.18 | -7.81

Overview

Carrigart Lagoon is a kitesurfing spot located in County Donegal, on the north coast of Ireland. This lagoon offers a flat and sheltered body of water, ideal for beginners and learning to kitesurf. Southwesterly and westerly winds reach the lagoon while being partially filtered. Tides fill and empty the lagoon. A preserved natural setting on the Rosguill Peninsula.
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Spot forecast for Carrigart Lagoon

Sunrise 08:11 · Sunset 18:20

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

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Swell and waves

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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 7.6 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 Now02:132.6 m08:371.7 m14:512.9 m21:351.5 m03:232.7 m09:371.5 m15:473.1 m22:181.3 m04:142.9 m10:201.2 m16:303.4 m22:531 m04:553.2 m10:551 m17:073.6 m23:240.7 m05:313.4 m11:290.8 m17:413.8 m23:550.5 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 2.6 m Low tide · 1.7 m High tide · 2.9 m Low tide · 1.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 2.7 m Low tide · 1.5 m High tide · 3.1 m Low tide · 1.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 2.9 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 3.4 m Low tide · 1 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 3.2 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 3.6 m Low tide · 0.7 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 3.4 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 3.8 m Low tide · 0.5 m

Carrigart Lagoon: 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

408h

in June · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to September, peaking in June: 24 rideable days a month and 408 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is March, at 15.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 19 rideable days J February: 16.5 rideable days F March: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 17 rideable days M June: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 24 rideable days A September: 20.5 rideable days S October: 17.5 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days N December: 20 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 19 rideable days J February: 16.5 rideable days F March: 15.5 rideable days15.5 d M April: 16.5 rideable days A May: 17 rideable days M June: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d J July: 23.5 rideable days J August: 24 rideable days A September: 20.5 rideable days S October: 17.5 rideable days O November: 18 rideable days N December: 20 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is June, with 135 mm.

Monthly averages: Carrigart Lagoon
Monthly averages — Carrigart Lagoon — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 19.0 153 h 7 °C 99 mm
February 16.5 173 h 9 °C 117 mm
March 15.5 148 h 10 °C 109 mm
April 16.5 166 h 13 °C 111 mm
May 17.0 192 h 15 °C 87 mm
June 27.5 408 h 15 °C 135 mm
July 23.5 318 h 17 °C 102 mm
August 24.0 317 h 18 °C 112 mm
September 20.5 205 h 15 °C 108 mm
October 17.5 168 h 13 °C 128 mm
November 18.0 131 h 10 °C 127 mm
December 20.0 164 h 9 °C 126 mm

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Technical details of Carrigart Lagoon spot

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

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

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

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Open all year round
Required level
Beginner

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