Overview

Duncannon is a kitesurfing spot located in County Wexford, on the southeast coast of Ireland. This beach is situated at the mouth of the River Barrow. The spot is exposed to southerly and southeasterly winds. Conditions are suitable for intermediate riders. Tides create currents at the river mouth. Duncannon Fort provides a historic setting.

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Spot forecast for Duncannon

Sunrise 08:01 · Sunset 18:23

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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 00:33 · 2.8 m Low tide 06:45 · 1.5 m High tide 13:16 · 3 m Low tide 19:35 · 1.6 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:45 · 2.9 m Low tide 08:06 · 1.4 m High tide 14:24 · 3.1 m Low tide 20:52 · 1.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:51 · 3 m Low tide 09:14 · 1.2 m High tide 15:24 · 3.3 m Low tide 21:50 · 1.1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:47 · 3.3 m Low tide 10:07 · 0.9 m High tide 16:15 · 3.6 m Low tide 22:37 · 0.9 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:37 · 3.5 m Low tide 10:53 · 0.7 m High tide 17:00 · 3.8 m Low tide 23:19 · 0.6 m

Duncannon: 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

264h

in August · 27 rideable days

The season runs from February to August, peaking in August: 21 rideable days a month and 264 hours of usable wind, at 15 °C. The low point is January, at 14 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is February, with 157 mm.

Monthly averages: Duncannon

Monthly averages — Duncannon — 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	118 h	7 °C	139 mm
February	19.5	175 h	10 °C	157 mm
March	20.5	213 h	11 °C	136 mm
April	20.5	207 h	13 °C	150 mm
May	19.0	167 h	16 °C	95 mm
June	21.0	225 h	17 °C	60 mm
July	20.5	184 h	19 °C	59 mm
August	27.0	264 h	19 °C	54 mm
September	14.0	126 h	16 °C	132 mm
October	16.5	163 h	14 °C	103 mm
November	14.5	108 h	11 °C	137 mm
December	16.0	117 h	9 °C	117 mm

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Technical details of Duncannon spot

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

Depending on conditions: E, 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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