Overview

Cranfield Beach, located at the entrance of Carlingford Lough facing the Cooley Peninsula in the Republic of Ireland. South-facing beach with views of the Cooley Mountains. Windy spot at the mouth of the lough with tidal currents to watch out for.

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Spot forecast for cranfield

Sunrise 08:01 · Sunset 18:16

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

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 01:17 · 1.8 m
High tide Tue 20 · 07:37 · 3.7 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:35 · 2 m
High tide Tue 20 · 19:54 · 4.1 m

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cranfield: 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

148h

in May · 22 rideable days

The season runs from February to May, peaking in May: 20 rideable days a month and 148 hours of usable wind, at 12 °C. The low point is January, at 14 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is April, with 126 mm.

Monthly averages: cranfield

Monthly averages — cranfield — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.0	103 h	7 °C	76 mm
February	18.0	149 h	9 °C	91 mm
March	19.5	168 h	10 °C	117 mm
April	19.5	188 h	12 °C	126 mm
May	22.0	148 h	16 °C	50 mm
June	15.5	130 h	17 °C	70 mm
July	15.5	120 h	18 °C	100 mm
August	24.0	220 h	19 °C	61 mm
September	14.0	124 h	16 °C	99 mm
October	18.5	148 h	13 °C	110 mm
November	16.0	106 h	10 °C	104 mm
December	15.5	113 h	9 °C	79 mm

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Technical details of cranfield spot

The spot works with winds from SE, SSE, S, SSW.

Depending on conditions: E, ESE, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

Hazards

Strong tidal currents at the entrance of Carlingford Lough. Do not drift towards the main channel.

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