Overview

St Margaret's Beach is a kitesurfing spot located in County Wexford, on the southeast coast of Ireland. This beach is exposed to easterly and southeasterly winds. Conditions are suitable for intermediate riders. The sandy bottom is safe. Tides affect the navigable area.

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Spot forecast for St Margaret's Beach

Sunrise 07:59 · Sunset 18:20

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

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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 1.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:47 · 1 m High tide 12:37 · 1.8 m Low tide 20:30 · 1.2 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:54 · 1.6 m Low tide 08:00 · 1 m High tide 13:46 · 1.8 m Low tide 21:52 · 1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:08 · 1.6 m Low tide 09:37 · 0.8 m High tide 15:08 · 1.9 m Low tide 22:35 · 0.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:35 · 1.7 m Low tide 10:27 · 0.6 m High tide 16:31 · 2 m Low tide 23:12 · 0.6 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:58 · 1.9 m Low tide 11:09 · 0.5 m High tide 17:32 · 2.2 m Low tide 23:45 · 0.4 m

St Margaret's Beach: 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

356h

in August · 29 rideable days

The season runs from February to September, peaking in August: 26 rideable days a month and 356 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is January, at 19 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 42%13-20 knots · 45%21-30 knots · 12%31+ knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 13 and 20 knots — 45% of rideable hours. That is the most versatile range, where most kites work. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is April, with 148 mm.

Monthly averages: St Margaret's Beach

Monthly averages — St Margaret's Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	19.0	165 h	7 °C	141 mm
February	25.0	254 h	9 °C	134 mm
March	26.0	275 h	9 °C	124 mm
April	25.5	255 h	11 °C	148 mm
May	28.0	362 h	13 °C	65 mm
June	26.0	310 h	15 °C	64 mm
July	26.0	287 h	17 °C	64 mm
August	29.0	356 h	18 °C	56 mm
September	25.5	262 h	15 °C	139 mm
October	23.5	214 h	13 °C	84 mm
November	21.5	164 h	11 °C	140 mm
December	22.0	187 h	10 °C	120 mm

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Technical details of St Margaret's Beach spot

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, W.

Depending on conditions: N, SE, SW, WSW, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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