Overview

Garretstown is a kitesurfing spot located in County Cork, on the south coast of Ireland. This crescent-shaped beach is exposed to southerly and southwesterly winds. The spot offers good conditions for intermediate to advanced riders. Atlantic swell can produce interesting waves. Tides affect the navigable area. The spot is surrounded by cliffs providing a remarkable natural setting.

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Spot forecast for Garretstown

Sunrise 08:07 · Sunset 18:30

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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 2.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:03 · 2.7 m Low tide 07:02 · 1.4 m High tide 13:38 · 2.8 m Low tide 19:43 · 1.4 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:07 · 2.9 m Low tide 08:14 · 1.3 m High tide 14:36 · 3 m Low tide 20:48 · 1.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:00 · 3 m Low tide 09:13 · 1.1 m High tide 15:25 · 3.2 m Low tide 21:42 · 1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:46 · 3.2 m Low tide 10:03 · 0.9 m High tide 16:08 · 3.4 m Low tide 22:28 · 0.8 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:28 · 3.4 m Low tide 10:48 · 0.7 m High tide 16:48 · 3.6 m Low tide 23:10 · 0.6 m

Garretstown: 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

294h

in June · 26 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in June: 24 rideable days a month and 294 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is January, at 16.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 56%13-20 knots · 37%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 56% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is February, with 169 mm.

Monthly averages: Garretstown

Monthly averages — Garretstown — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.5	150 h	8 °C	151 mm
February	23.0	231 h	10 °C	169 mm
March	19.5	194 h	11 °C	139 mm
April	19.5	192 h	13 °C	144 mm
May	18.0	180 h	16 °C	75 mm
June	26.0	294 h	17 °C	57 mm
July	22.0	223 h	19 °C	69 mm
August	25.0	317 h	18 °C	50 mm
September	16.5	169 h	16 °C	121 mm
October	19.0	206 h	14 °C	140 mm
November	17.5	150 h	11 °C	162 mm
December	18.5	162 h	10 °C	127 mm

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Technical details of Garretstown spot

The spot works with winds from SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW.

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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