Overview

Gurteen Bay is a kitesurfing spot located in County Galway, on the west coast of Ireland, in Connemara. This white sand beach is adjacent to Dog's Bay. The spot is exposed to southwesterly and westerly winds. Conditions are suitable for intermediate riders. The setting is magnificent with the Connemara mountains as a backdrop. Tides affect the navigable area.

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Spot forecast for Gurteen Bay

Sunrise 08:16 · Sunset 18:33

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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 7 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:05 · 3.1 m Low tide 07:02 · 2.1 m High tide 13:23 · 3.3 m Low tide 19:56 · 1.8 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:32 · 3.3 m Low tide 08:16 · 1.9 m High tide 14:32 · 3.5 m Low tide 20:53 · 1.5 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:21 · 3.5 m Low tide 09:09 · 1.7 m High tide 15:21 · 3.8 m Low tide 21:35 · 1.2 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:57 · 3.8 m Low tide 09:52 · 1.4 m High tide 16:01 · 4 m Low tide 22:12 · 1 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:31 · 4.1 m Low tide 10:30 · 1.1 m High tide 16:39 · 4.3 m Low tide 22:48 · 0.7 m

Gurteen Bay: 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

355h

in June · 25.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in June: 25 rideable days a month and 355 hours of usable wind, at 16 °C. The low point is May, at 13.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 51%13-20 knots · 42%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 51% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is February, with 160 mm.

Monthly averages: Gurteen Bay

Monthly averages — Gurteen Bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	15.0	147 h	7 °C	111 mm
February	18.5	210 h	9 °C	160 mm
March	17.5	175 h	10 °C	106 mm
April	17.0	190 h	13 °C	114 mm
May	13.5	159 h	16 °C	78 mm
June	25.5	355 h	15 °C	100 mm
July	22.5	288 h	17 °C	97 mm
August	25.5	382 h	17 °C	144 mm
September	18.5	219 h	16 °C	100 mm
October	21.5	234 h	13 °C	150 mm
November	17.5	143 h	10 °C	137 mm
December	20.5	191 h	9 °C	134 mm

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Technical details of Gurteen Bay spot

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

Depending on conditions: SE, SSE, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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All spots: County Galway

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