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UCD Windsurf, Ireland

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About UCD Windsurf

Known for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing, sailing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 5.3 km out (1 in 526). The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 15°C in July, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Dublin. Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

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From Chicago: about 12 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dublin Airport (DUB), direct. About 26 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to UCD Windsurf.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

UCD Windsurf on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: 12 kn gusting 17, side-onshore. Water: chop.

The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct07knoffnot safeflat
Mon 19Oct5717knside-onchop
Tue 20Oct013knsidechop
Wed 21Oct027knoffnot safechop
Thu 22Oct010knoffnot safeflat
Fri 23Oct030knoffnot safechop
Sat 24Oct013knoffnot safeflat
Sun 25Oct023knoffnot safechop
Mon 26Oct026knoffnot safechop
Tue 27Oct020kncross-offchop

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan1of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar1of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov1of 7
  12. Dec1of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 35 min by road. About 12h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 6 kn gusting 14, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 18 kn gusting 37, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 20, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 16 kn gusting 41, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: flat.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 35 min by road. About 12h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £935–£1,760 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £370–£770
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £25–£40
  • Stay £260–£430
  • Food £245–£455

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