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Rusheen Bay Windsurfing School, Ireland

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About Rusheen Bay Windsurfing School

Known for windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE 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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.0 km out (1 in 101). The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best month is usually July, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Gaillimh.

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From Chicago: about 15 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.

    See flights ORD → DUB · Skyscanner from about £370 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 35 from the airport to Rusheen Bay Windsurfing School.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: 8 kn gusting 12, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Mon 19Oct06knoffnot safechop
Tue 20Oct6318knside-onchop
Wed 21Oct5125knside-onchop
Thu 22Oct8012knside-onchop
Fri 23Oct029knside0.9 mwaves
Sat 24Oct7616knside-onchop
Sun 25Oct2531knside-onchop
Mon 26Oct039knside-on1.0 mwaves
Tue 27Oct3932knside-on0.9 mwaves
Wed 28Oct2222knon–

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. Jan3of 7
  2. Feb3of 7
  3. Mar3of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun4of 7
  7. Jul5of 7
  8. Aug4of 7
  9. Sep4of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov3of 7
  12. 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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for windsurf. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 3h 35 by road. About 15h 25 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Rusheen Bay Windsurfing School

    11 kn gusting 25, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Rusheen Bay Windsurfing School

    8 kn gusting 12, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 15 kn gusting 29, side-shore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Rusheen Bay Windsurfing School

    9 kn gusting 16, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 31, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 3h 35 by road. About 15h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,020–£1,900 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
  • Hire car £110–£180
  • Stay £260–£430
  • Food £245–£455

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