Best Kitespots in County Cork

6 spots · Ireland

Best for kiting from June to November, with 50 to 63 % kite days. Water 12 to 15 °C. Also windy, but cold (water and air under 12 °C or short days): December to April.

Median of 5 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 6 spots
Median kite days: 60 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 12 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: Coolmaine; 66 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in County Cork

County Cork in Ireland has 6 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 60 % kite days over the year; Coolmaine leads with 66 %.

Best season at the median spot: June to November (50 % kite days or more). Water about 12 °C.

Best time to visit County Cork

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 49 % in May to 77 % in February.

Water 9 °C in January to 15 °C in September. Air 9 °C in January to 17 °C in July, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in County Cork: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in County Cork?

The best months are June to November: the median spot in County Cork had 50 to 63 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in County Cork?

Coolmaine has the most kite days in County Cork: 66 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in County Cork?

The water ranges from 9 °C in January to 15 °C in September at the median spot. Wetsuit: 6/5 with boots and gloves in January, 4/3 in September.

Spots by month

Kite days per month, strongest spots first.

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

Kite days by month for spots in County Cork
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Coolmaine	58	82	75	61	54	60	58	70	63	68	66	73
Ballycotton	58	80	72	57	52	59	58	68	62	69	67	71
Garretstown	55	77	68	52	49	53	50	63	58	63	62	66
Cobh	52	74	64	49	43	50	46	60	53	61	58	58
Incheydoney	50	74	63	46	43	51	47	57	50	57	57	63

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.

Good for learning

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

None checked in County Cork yet.

All spots in County Cork

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Coolmaine
Ireland
66 %
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 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 %
2
Ballycotton
Ireland
64 %
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 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 %
3
Ballycotton, Cork
Ireland
64 %
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 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 %
4
Garretstown
Ireland
60 %
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 Garretstown: Jan 55 %, Feb 77 %, Mar 68 %, Apr 52 %, May 49 %, Jun 53 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 66 %
5
Cobh
Ireland
56 %
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 Cobh: Jan 52 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 64 %, Apr 49 %, May 43 %, Jun 50 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 60 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 58 %, Dec 58 %
6
Incheydoney
Ireland
55 %
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 Incheydoney: Jan 50 %, Feb 74 %, Mar 63 %, Apr 46 %, May 43 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 47 %, Aug 57 %, Sep 50 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 57 %, Dec 63 %

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

Kite days by month for County Cork: median of 5 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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