Best Kitespots in County Clare

3 spots · Ireland

Best for kiting from June to November, with 52 to 66 % kite days. Water 12 to 17 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): December to April.

Median of 2 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 3 spots
Median kite days: 59 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 13 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Lahinch Beach; 61 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in County Clare

County Clare in Ireland has 3 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 59 % kite days over the year; Lahinch Beach leads with 61 %.

Best season at the median spot: June to November (50 % kite days or more). Water about 13 °C.

Best time to visit County Clare

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

Kite days at the median spot range from 45 % in May to 77 % in February.

Water 8 °C in January to 17 °C in August. Air 9 °C in January to 17 °C in August, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in County Clare: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in County Clare?

The best months are June to November: the median spot in County Clare had 52 to 66 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in County Clare?

Lahinch Beach has the most kite days in County Clare: 61 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in County Clare?

The water ranges from 8 °C in January to 17 °C in August at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in January, 4/3 in August.

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

None checked in County Clare yet.

All spots in County Clare

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Lahinch Beach
Ireland
61 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Lahinch Beach: Jan 60 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 53 %, May 46 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 64 %
2
Spanish Point
Ireland
61 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Spanish Point: Jan 60 %, Feb 78 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 53 %, May 46 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 56 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 67 %, Dec 64 %
3
Fanore
Ireland
58 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Fanore: Jan 56 %, Feb 76 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 47 %, May 44 %, Jun 54 %, Jul 49 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 61 %, Dec 64 %

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

Kite days by month for County Clare: median of 2 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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kiteCOMPASS, kite spots in County Clare, data 2017 to 2025. https://kitecompass.app/best-kitespots/ireland/county-clare

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