Overview

Kircubbin is a village on the western shore of the Ards Peninsula, overlooking Strangford Lough. This sheltered inland body of water offers ideal flat water conditions for learning. West-facing in the lough, works in westerly and southwesterly winds.

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Spot forecast for Kircubbin

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 07:18 · 3.4 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:22 · 1.8 m
High tide Tue 20 · 19:38 · 3.7 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 02:06 · 1.4 m

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Kircubbin: 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

412h

in June · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from June to September, peaking in June: 26 rideable days a month and 412 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is April, at 20 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is April, with 111 mm.

Monthly averages: Kircubbin

Monthly averages — Kircubbin — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	23.0	196 h	7 °C	75 mm
February	21.0	209 h	9 °C	68 mm
March	24.5	224 h	10 °C	98 mm
April	20.0	244 h	12 °C	111 mm
May	21.5	263 h	17 °C	49 mm
June	28.5	412 h	16 °C	69 mm
July	26.5	313 h	18 °C	65 mm
August	26.0	345 h	19 °C	63 mm
September	23.5	264 h	15 °C	83 mm
October	23.0	234 h	13 °C	87 mm
November	22.5	190 h	10 °C	108 mm
December	21.5	170 h	9 °C	79 mm

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Technical details of Kircubbin spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, SE, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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