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kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spots in Ireland
137 spots listed, across 13 regions. Rideable days are computed from two full years of readings (2024 and 2025), spot by spot.
- spots
- 137
- regions
- 13
- kitesurf spots
- 135
- years of data (2024 and 2025)
- 2
By region
Number of spots per region; each region leads to its page.
Sports, by number of spots
When to ride
2024-2025 average| Region | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Donegal 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 19 |
| County Kerry 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 22 |
| County Mayo 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 22 |
| County Cork 11 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 27 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 19 |
| County Dublin 11 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 20 |
| County Sligo 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 17 |
| County Galway 9 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 21 |
| County Wexford 8 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Rideable days per month, averaged over the 2024-2025 readings, spot by spot. Regions are ordered by number of spots; the grey figure is that count. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
A rideable day means at least two consecutive hours at 7 knots or more, from a direction that works on the spot. Average of 2024 and 2025.
The windiest spots
2024-2025 averageAverage rideable days per year, computed from 2024-2025 readings. A day counts as rideable when it has at least two consecutive hours of wind at 7 knots or more, blowing from a direction that works for the spot.
All spots
137 spots · page 1 of 6-
Lady's Island Lake
- rideable days per year
- 340
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Lake
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Achill Island Keel Beach
- rideable days per year
- 272
Surf · Kitesurf · Sea
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Achill Island Keel Lake
- rideable days per year
- 272
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Lake
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Gowlane
- rideable days per year
- 270
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Inch Beach
- rideable days per year
- 232
Surf · Kitesurf · Sea
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Lahinch
- rideable days per year
- 228
Surf · Kitesurf · Sea
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Kilmuckridge
- rideable days per year
- 350
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Malahide Estuary
- rideable days per year
- 342
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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The Burrow
- rideable days per year
- 300
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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St Margaret's Beach
- rideable days per year
- 297
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Annagassan
- rideable days per year
- 289
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Gary William Point
- rideable days per year
- 289
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Poolbeg
- rideable days per year
- 288
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Sandymount Beach
- rideable days per year
- 288
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Giles Quay
- rideable days per year
- 287
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Clogher Head
- rideable days per year
- 286
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Rosslare Beach
- rideable days per year
- 286
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Laytown Beach
- rideable days per year
- 282
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Blackrock
- rideable days per year
- 279
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Dumps
- rideable days per year
- 276
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Mossies
- rideable days per year
- 276
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Sandy Bay
- rideable days per year
- 276
Kitesurf · Wingfoil · Sea
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Scraggane
- rideable days per year
- 276
Surf · Kitesurf · Sea
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Shitties
- rideable days per year
- 276
Surf · Kitesurf · Sea