Overview

Kearney is a National Trust village at the southern tip of the Ards Peninsula, with an east-facing beach towards the Irish Sea. Isolated and preserved spot in a natural setting. Views of the Isle of Man on clear days. Conditions in easterly wind.

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Spot forecast for kearney

Sunrise 08:00 · Sunset 18:13

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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 2.9 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October High tide 06:01 · 3.6 m Low tide 12:16 · 2 m High tide 18:28 · 3.9 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 01:06 · 1.7 m High tide 07:24 · 3.6 m Low tide 13:24 · 1.9 m High tide 19:44 · 4 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:07 · 1.5 m High tide 08:31 · 3.8 m Low tide 14:23 · 1.7 m High tide 20:43 · 4.2 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:59 · 1.3 m High tide 09:23 · 4.1 m Low tide 15:14 · 1.5 m High tide 21:32 · 4.4 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:43 · 1 m High tide 10:07 · 4.3 m Low tide 15:59 · 1.3 m High tide 22:14 · 4.6 m

kearney: 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

204h

in March · 19.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to July, peaking in March: 17 rideable days a month and 204 hours of usable wind, at 14 °C. The low point is August, at 9.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is April, with 116 mm.

Monthly averages: kearney

Monthly averages — kearney — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	13.0	112 h	7 °C	78 mm
February	11.5	115 h	9 °C	75 mm
March	19.5	204 h	10 °C	91 mm
April	17.5	203 h	11 °C	116 mm
May	18.0	221 h	15 °C	48 mm
June	15.5	146 h	16 °C	72 mm
July	15.0	167 h	18 °C	69 mm
August	9.5	82 h	18 °C	60 mm
September	17.0	175 h	15 °C	92 mm
October	12.0	100 h	13 °C	82 mm
November	14.0	99 h	10 °C	105 mm
December	12.0	89 h	9 °C	86 mm

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Technical details of kearney spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, NW, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, 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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