Best Kitespots in Ireland

84 spots · Europe

Best for kiting in June and from August to October, with 52 to 66 % kite days. Water 14 to 16 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): November to April.

Median of 51 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 84 spots
Median kite days: 58 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 12 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Aghleam; 77 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Ireland

Ireland has 84 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 58 % kite days over the year; Aghleam leads with 77 %. The spots spread over 13 regions.

Best season at the median spot: June and August to October (50 % kite days or more). Water 9 to 16 °C over the year.

Best time to visit Ireland

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
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Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Best season: June and August to October

Kite days at the median spot range from 44 % in May to 77 % in February.

Water 9 °C in January to 16 °C in August. Air 9 °C in January to 17 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Ireland: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Ireland?

The best months are June and August to October: the median spot in Ireland had 52 to 66 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Ireland?

Aghleam has the most kite days in Ireland: 77 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Ireland?

The water ranges from 9 °C in January to 16 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in January, 4/3 in August.

Regions by month

Median kite days of the spots in each region.

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for regions in Ireland
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
County Cork	55	77	68	52	49	53	50	63	58	63	62	66
County Donegal	66	81	63	55	43	53	49	57	61	71	66	64
County Dublin	62	75	66	57	44	50	42	51	60	66	64	59
County Kerry	62	82	65	51	49	57	47	56	61	67	67	64
County Louth	55	73	61	52	38	43	33	45	55	63	63	60
County Mayo	63	83	66	56	50	60	47	59	62	68	69	68
County Sligo	51	74	56	49	37	47	42	52	56	64	61	55
County Waterford	54	75	67	48	43	52	45	58	54	66	58	66
County Wexford	60	79	69	51	47	54	46	59	59	70	64	71

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Water temperature by region and month

Water temperature by month for regions in Ireland
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
County Cork	9 °C	9 °C	9 °C	11 °C	13 °C	14 °C	15 °C	15 °C	15 °C	14 °C	12 °C	11 °C
County Donegal	9 °C	8 °C	8 °C	10 °C	13 °C	15 °C	16 °C	16 °C	15 °C	13 °C	12 °C	10 °C
County Dublin	8 °C	8 °C	8 °C	10 °C	13 °C	15 °C	16 °C	17 °C	15 °C	14 °C	12 °C	9 °C
County Kerry	8 °C	9 °C	9 °C	11 °C	14 °C	16 °C	17 °C	17 °C	16 °C	14 °C	12 °C	10 °C
County Louth	7 °C	7 °C	7 °C	9 °C	13 °C	15 °C	16 °C	16 °C	16 °C	14 °C	12 °C	9 °C
County Mayo	9 °C	9 °C	9 °C	10 °C	13 °C	15 °C	16 °C	16 °C	15 °C	13 °C	12 °C	10 °C
County Sligo	9 °C	8 °C	9 °C	10 °C	13 °C	15 °C	16 °C	17 °C	16 °C	14 °C	12 °C	10 °C
County Waterford	9 °C	9 °C	9 °C	11 °C	13 °C	14 °C	14 °C	15 °C	15 °C	14 °C	13 °C	11 °C
County Wexford	9 °C	9 °C	9 °C	10 °C	13 °C	14 °C	15 °C	15 °C	16 °C	14 °C	12 °C	11 °C

Median water temperature of the spots in each region, 2023 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo marine archive.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Aghleam
Ireland
77 %
2
Drum
Ireland
75 %
3
Keel Beach
Ireland
74 %
4
St Margaret's Beach
Ireland
69 %
5
Magheraroarty
Ireland
66 %
6
Bloody Foreland
Ireland
66 %
7
Coolmaine
Ireland
66 %
8
Ballycotton
Ireland
64 %
9
Ventry
Ireland
64 %
10
West of Dunmoran
Ireland
64 %

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By region

County Kerry

18 spots · 61 % kite days per year

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County Dublin

14 spots · 58 % kite days per year

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County Mayo

12 spots · 63 % kite days per year

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County Sligo

7 spots · 54 % kite days per year

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County Cork

6 spots · 60 % kite days per year

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County Wexford

6 spots · 61 % kite days per year

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County Donegal

5 spots · 61 % kite days per year

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County Louth

5 spots · 54 % kite days per year

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County Clare

3 spots · 59 % kite days per year

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County Waterford

3 spots · 58 % kite days per year

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Smaller regions

All spots in Ireland

Aghleam leads with 77 % kite days per year, followed by Falmore (77 %) and Drum (75 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Aghleam
Ireland
77 %
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Kite days by month at Aghleam: Jan 80 %, Feb 83 %, Mar 79 %, Apr 73 %, May 68 %, Jun 79 %, Jul 69 %, Aug 76 %, Sep 79 %, Oct 84 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 77 %
2
Falmore
Ireland
77 %
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Kite days by month at Falmore: Jan 80 %, Feb 83 %, Mar 79 %, Apr 73 %, May 68 %, Jun 79 %, Jul 69 %, Aug 76 %, Sep 79 %, Oct 84 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 77 %
3
Drum
Ireland
75 %
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Kite days by month at Drum: Jan 78 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 75 %, Apr 69 %, May 64 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 64 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 76 %, Oct 84 %, Nov 79 %, Dec 76 %
4
Elly Bay
Ireland
75 %
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Kite days by month at Elly Bay: Jan 78 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 75 %, Apr 69 %, May 64 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 64 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 76 %, Oct 84 %, Nov 79 %, Dec 76 %
5
Elly Beach
Ireland
75 %
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Kite days by month at Elly Beach: Jan 78 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 75 %, Apr 69 %, May 64 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 64 %, Aug 74 %, Sep 76 %, Oct 84 %, Nov 79 %, Dec 76 %
6
Keel Beach
Ireland
74 %
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Kite days by month at Keel Beach: Jan 75 %, Feb 87 %, Mar 74 %, Apr 69 %, May 66 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 73 %, Oct 80 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 76 %
7
St Margaret's Beach
Ireland
69 %
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Kite days by month at St Margaret's Beach: Jan 70 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 75 %, Apr 60 %, May 55 %, Jun 62 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 76 %, Dec 77 %
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Magheraroarty
Ireland
66 %
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Kite days by month at Magheraroarty: Jan 73 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 69 %, Apr 62 %, May 47 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 68 %
9
Bloody Foreland
Ireland
66 %
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2. F
3. M
4. A
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Kite days by month at Bloody Foreland: Jan 73 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 59 %, May 48 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 55 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 77 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 69 %
10
Coolmaine
Ireland
66 %
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2. F
3. M
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Kite days by month at Coolmaine: Jan 58 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 75 %, Apr 61 %, May 54 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 70 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 68 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 73 %
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Ballycotton
Ireland
64 %
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Kite days by month at Ballycotton: Jan 58 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 57 %, May 52 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 71 %
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Ballycotton, Cork
Ireland
64 %
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Kite days by month at Ballycotton, Cork: Jan 58 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 72 %, Apr 57 %, May 52 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 71 %
13
Ventry
Ireland
64 %
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Kite days by month at Ventry: Jan 63 %, Feb 84 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 58 %, May 56 %, Jun 60 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 68 %, Dec 69 %
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West of Dunmoran
Ireland
64 %
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Kite days by month at West of Dunmoran: Jan 68 %, Feb 85 %, Mar 66 %, Apr 57 %, May 48 %, Jun 57 %, Jul 52 %, Aug 59 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 73 %, Dec 67 %
15
Rosslare Strand
Ireland
64 %
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Kite days by month at Rosslare Strand: Jan 61 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 74 %, Apr 56 %, May 53 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 72 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 73 %

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16 Claggan Island 63 %
17 Garry Williams Point 63 %
18 Mossies 63 %
19 Scraggane 63 %
20 Shitties 63 %
21 Duncannon 63 %
22 Gurteen Bay 62 %
23 Smerwick Harbour 62 %
24 Doogort 62 %
25 Lahinch Beach 61 %
26 Spanish Point 61 %
27 Skerries 61 %
28 Garretstown 60 %
29 Brandon Bay 60 %
30 Fermoyle 60 %
31 Gowlane 60 %
32 Kilcummin 60 %
33 Stradbally 60 %
34 Lady's Island Lake 59 %
35 Donabate 59 %
36 Low Rock, Malahide Beach 59 %
37 Malahide Estuary 59 %
38 Portmarnock 59 %
39 Clonea Strand 58 %
40 Fanore 58 %
41 Waterford, Tramore 58 %
42 Rush, Portrane 57 %
43 Bray 57 %
44 Streedagh Beach 56 %
45 Dungarvan 56 %
46 Portnoo 56 %
47 Cobh 56 %
48 Rosslare Beach 55 %
49 Carrownisky Strand 55 %
50 Incheydoney 55 %
51 Termonfeckin 54 %
52 Annagassin 54 %
53 Dunmoran Strand 54 %
54 Aughacasla 50 %
55 Banna Strand 50 %
56 Dumps 50 %
57 Stoney Gap 50 %
58 Trench 50 %
59 Keel Lough 49 %
60 Curracloe 46 %
61 Brittas Bay 45 %
62 Bettystown 45 %
63 Carlingford 45 %
64 Blackrock 44 %
65 Dundalk, Giles Quay 44 %
66 Clew Bay, Bertra Strand 44 %
67 Enniscrone 44 %
68 Rusheen Bay 42 %
69 Inch Beach 39 %
70 Rossbeigh 39 %
71 Clew Bay, Mulranny 37 %
72 Lissadell 35 %
73 Rosses Point 35 %
74 Strandhill 35 %
75 Burrow Beach 34 %
76 Dollymount 34 %
77 Dollymount Kitespot 34 %
78 Killiney Beach 34 %
79 Poolbeg 34 %
80 Sandymount Strand 34 %
81 Seapoint 34 %
82 Sutton 34 %
83 Rossnowlagh 29 %
84 Tullan Beach 29 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Ireland: median of 51 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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