Overview

Portnoo is a kitesurfing spot located in County Donegal, on the west coast of Ireland. This sandy beach is exposed to southwesterly and westerly Atlantic winds. The spot offers an interesting body of water with the option of sailing in the sheltered bay or open sea. Suitable for intermediate riders. Tides affect the navigable area. Wild setting typical of Donegal.

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Spot forecast for Portnoo

Sunrise 08:13 · Sunset 18:24

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

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Swell and waves

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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 5.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:49 · 2.4 m Low tide 07:50 · 1.6 m High tide 14:26 · 2.9 m Low tide 21:03 · 1.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 03:03 · 2.6 m Low tide 08:58 · 1.5 m High tide 15:23 · 3.1 m Low tide 21:51 · 1.2 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:56 · 2.8 m Low tide 09:48 · 1.3 m High tide 16:07 · 3.3 m Low tide 22:29 · 0.9 m
Friday 23 October High tide 04:37 · 3 m Low tide 10:29 · 1 m High tide 16:45 · 3.5 m Low tide 23:03 · 0.7 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 05:14 · 3.3 m Low tide 11:07 · 0.8 m High tide 17:21 · 3.7 m Low tide 23:36 · 0.5 m

Portnoo: 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

402h

in June · 26 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are June, August and October, at 25 rideable days and 15 °C. The low point is March, at 14.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 59%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 5%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 59% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is August, with 161 mm.

Monthly averages: Portnoo

Monthly averages — Portnoo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	19.5	164 h	7 °C	121 mm
February	19.5	196 h	9 °C	144 mm
March	14.5	155 h	10 °C	119 mm
April	20.5	194 h	13 °C	133 mm
May	16.5	168 h	16 °C	89 mm
June	26.0	402 h	15 °C	141 mm
July	22.5	310 h	17 °C	117 mm
August	24.5	369 h	17 °C	161 mm
September	19.5	233 h	15 °C	110 mm
October	23.0	222 h	13 °C	156 mm
November	17.5	154 h	10 °C	123 mm
December	21.5	187 h	9 °C	152 mm

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Technical details of Portnoo spot

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

Depending on conditions: SSE, S, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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Nearby spots

All spots: County Donegal

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