newtownards sailing club kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

United Kingdom · Northern Ireland

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 14 m 54.56 | -5.62

Overview

Newtownards Sailing Club, located at the head of Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland. Sheltered body of water ideal for learning and progression. The club offers easy water access with consistent thermal wind conditions.

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

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  • Low tide · 1.6 m
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newtownards sailing club: 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

347h

in June · 25.5 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 22 rideable days a month on average, at 13 °C. It peaks in June, with 347 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 24.5 rideable days J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 22 rideable days M April: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d A May: 21.5 rideable days M June: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d J July: 24 rideable days J August: 25.5 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days S October: 20 rideable days O November: 20 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 24.5 rideable days J February: 20.5 rideable days F March: 22 rideable days M April: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d A May: 21.5 rideable days M June: 25.5 rideable days25.5 d J July: 24 rideable days J August: 25.5 rideable days A September: 23 rideable days S October: 20 rideable days O November: 20 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 74%13-20 knots · 24%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 74% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is April, with 110 mm.

Monthly averages: newtownards sailing club
Monthly averages — newtownards sailing club — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 24.5 193 h 7 °C 69 mm
February 20.5 189 h 9 °C 70 mm
March 22.0 213 h 10 °C 104 mm
April 19.5 212 h 12 °C 110 mm
May 21.5 245 h 16 °C 47 mm
June 25.5 347 h 16 °C 70 mm
July 24.0 282 h 18 °C 74 mm
August 25.5 312 h 19 °C 67 mm
September 23.0 241 h 15 °C 94 mm
October 20.0 194 h 13 °C 87 mm
November 20.0 159 h 10 °C 104 mm
December 21.0 163 h 9 °C 83 mm

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Technical details of newtownards sailing club spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Depending on conditions E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Depending on conditions W: Depending on conditions WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Depending on conditions NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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