Overview

Lough Neagh at Antrim, the largest lake in the British Isles. Inland freshwater body of water offering significant fetch to generate chop. Spot accessible from the Antrim marina on the northeast shore of the lough. Works in all wind directions thanks to the size of the lake.

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Spot forecast for lough neagh | antrim

Sunrise 08:03 · Sunset 18:15

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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lough neagh | antrim: 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

374h

in June · 27.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in June: 26 rideable days a month and 374 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is January, at 18.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 87%13-20 knots · 13%21-30 knots · under 1%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 87% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is March, with 102 mm.

Monthly averages: lough neagh | antrim

Monthly averages — lough neagh | antrim — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.5	151 h	6 °C	75 mm
February	25.0	231 h	9 °C	74 mm
March	27.0	276 h	10 °C	102 mm
April	22.5	292 h	13 °C	87 mm
May	24.0	266 h	17 °C	65 mm
June	27.5	374 h	17 °C	72 mm
July	24.0	274 h	18 °C	93 mm
August	26.5	342 h	19 °C	85 mm
September	23.0	237 h	16 °C	81 mm
October	22.0	219 h	13 °C	100 mm
November	20.5	159 h	9 °C	93 mm
December	21.5	166 h	8 °C	94 mm

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Technical details of lough neagh | antrim spot

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

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

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