Windsurfing School, Ireland
No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Ballydehob, 22 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KIR (KIR), 81 km.
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About Windsurfing School
Known for windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces S, so wind from the N 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 windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing S. Wind from the S blows onshore, wind from the N blows out to sea, and wind from the W or E runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 9). The sea is about 10°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For windsurfing at expert level the best months are usually February and December, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Ballydehob, 22 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KIR (KIR), 81 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.
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From Chicago: about 17 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to KIR, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB). About 14 flights a week that month.
See flights ORD → KIR · Skyscanner from about £365 returnAdGetting there. 1 h 45 from the airport to Windsurfing School.
Accommodation.
No town nearby
No stay checked for this spot yet: Ballydehob, 22 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: KIR (KIR), 81 km.
Hire and lessons.
Windsurfing lessons in Windsurfing School · GetYourGuideAdBoard and rig hire in Windsurfing School · GetYourGuideAd
Where it is
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Forecast
Best on Thu 22: 24 kn gusting 31, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.6 m.
The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 12kn | cross-off | chop |
| Mon 19Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north, 7 knots | 11kn | offnot safe | 0.9 mwaves |
| Tue 20Oct | 72, good | wind from the south, 23 knots | 31kn | on | 1.0 mwaves |
| Wed 21Oct | 78, good | wind from the west-south-west, 26 knots | 34kn | side | 1.7 mwaves |
| Thu 22Oct | 80, good | wind from the south-east, 24 knots | 31kn | side-on | 1.6 mwaves |
| Fri 23Oct | 59, good | wind from the west-north-west, 31 knots | 47kn | cross-off | 1.9 mwaves |
| Sat 24Oct | 80, good | wind from the south-west, 25 knots | 38kn | side-on | 1.8 mwaves |
| Sun 25Oct | 44, fair | wind from the west, 20 knots | 39kn | cross-off | 2.9 mwaves |
| Mon 26Oct | 80, good | wind from the west-south-west, 21 knots | 33kn | side | 1.8 mwaves |
| Tue 27Oct | 48, good | wind from the west, 34 knots | 47kn | side | 2.6 mwaves |
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).
- Jan2of 7
- Feb3of 7
- Mar2of 7
- Apr1of 7
- May1of 7
- Jun1of 7
- Jul1of 7
- Aug1of 7
- Sep2of 7
- Oct2of 7
- Nov2of 7
- Dec3of 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
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to KIR, changing at DUB, then 1h 45 by road. About 17h 10 door to door
- Tue 20 OctWindsurf Windsurfing School
23 kn gusting 31, onshore. Water: waves 1 m.
- Wed 21 OctWindsurf Windsurfing School
26 kn gusting 34, side-shore. Water: waves 1.7 m.
- Thu 22 OctWindsurf Windsurfing School
24 kn gusting 31, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.6 m.
- Fri 23 OctWindsurf Windsurfing School
31 kn gusting 47, cross-offshore. Water: waves 1.9 m.
- Sat 24 OctWindsurf Windsurfing School
25 kn gusting 38, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.8 m.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to KIR, changing at DUB, then 1h 45 by road. About 17h 10 door to door
Rough cost
About £755–£1,455 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.
- Flights £365–£755
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Hire car £110–£180
- Food £245–£455
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