Overview

Inch Beach is a kitesurfing spot located in County Kerry, on the Dingle Peninsula. This long sandy beach stretches for 5 km in Dingle Bay. The spot is exposed to southwesterly and westerly winds. Conditions are suitable for intermediate to advanced riders with swell. The setting is magnificent with mountains as a backdrop. Tides affect the navigable area.

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Spot forecast for Inch Beach

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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 5.9 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:43 · 2.7 m Low tide 06:31 · 1.8 m High tide 13:00 · 2.9 m Low tide 19:21 · 1.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:03 · 2.9 m Low tide 07:42 · 1.6 m High tide 14:06 · 3 m Low tide 20:16 · 1.3 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:48 · 3.1 m Low tide 08:33 · 1.4 m High tide 14:50 · 3.3 m Low tide 20:57 · 1 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:23 · 3.3 m Low tide 09:14 · 1.2 m High tide 15:27 · 3.5 m Low tide 21:33 · 0.8 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:55 · 3.6 m Low tide 09:50 · 0.9 m High tide 16:02 · 3.7 m Low tide 22:08 · 0.6 m

Inch Beach: 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

344h

in August · 26 rideable days

The season runs from June to August, peaking in August: 25 rideable days a month and 344 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is November, at 14.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 58%13-20 knots · 37%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 58% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is February, with 214 mm.

Monthly averages: Inch Beach

Monthly averages — Inch Beach — 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	136 h	8 °C	149 mm
February	18.5	189 h	10 °C	214 mm
March	16.5	165 h	11 °C	167 mm
April	17.5	187 h	13 °C	135 mm
May	16.5	161 h	16 °C	98 mm
June	25.0	333 h	16 °C	82 mm
July	23.5	272 h	18 °C	102 mm
August	26.0	344 h	18 °C	106 mm
September	18.0	194 h	16 °C	144 mm
October	20.0	190 h	14 °C	159 mm
November	14.5	118 h	11 °C	159 mm
December	19.5	161 h	10 °C	125 mm

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Technical details of Inch Beach spot

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

Depending on conditions: SSE, S, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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