Overview

Murlough Beach, a magnificent beach at the foot of the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland. Southeast-facing exposed spot with spectacular mountain views. National Nature Reserve with ancient dunes. Wave conditions from Irish Sea swell, ideal for wave riding.

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Spot forecast for murlough

Sunrise 08:01 · Sunset 18:14

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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 · 07:32 · 3.8 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 13:30 · 2 m
High tide Tue 20 · 19:51 · 4.1 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 02:12 · 1.6 m

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murlough: 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

238h

in April · 22.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in April: 21 rideable days a month and 238 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is January, at 13 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 60%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 60% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is April, with 148 mm.

Monthly averages: murlough

Monthly averages — murlough — 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	103 h	7 °C	118 mm
February	15.0	143 h	9 °C	111 mm
March	21.5	200 h	10 °C	128 mm
April	22.5	238 h	12 °C	148 mm
May	19.5	164 h	16 °C	34 mm
June	16.0	164 h	17 °C	79 mm
July	15.5	156 h	18 °C	74 mm
August	22.5	199 h	19 °C	62 mm
September	14.5	127 h	15 °C	120 mm
October	16.5	148 h	13 °C	143 mm
November	13.0	107 h	10 °C	140 mm
December	15.5	111 h	9 °C	113 mm

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Technical details of murlough spot

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE, SSE, S.

Depending on conditions: ENE, SSW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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